Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being delirious; delirium.
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- noun The characteristic of being
delirious .
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Examples
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Memories from childhood and sweet moments with a former love keep him from losing it as he waves in and out of deliriousness.
Gazelle Emami: HuffPost Review: 127 Hours Gazelle Emami 2010
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Memories from childhood and sweet moments with a former love keep him from losing it as he waves in and out of deliriousness.
Gazelle Emami: HuffPost Review: 127 Hours Gazelle Emami 2010
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I shout at the boy, surprised at how the pain in my ankle, and the deliriousness from a daylong, fruitless search, has made me hysterical.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I shout at the boy, surprised at how the pain in my ankle, and the deliriousness from a daylong, fruitless search, has made me hysterical.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I shout at the boy, surprised at how the pain in my ankle, and the deliriousness from a daylong, fruitless search, has made me hysterical.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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I shout at the boy, surprised at how the pain in my ankle, and the deliriousness from a daylong, fruitless search, has made me hysterical.
The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010
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The Internet has introduced infinite possibility in physical life, to the point of deliriousness; it has convoluted and expanded what used to be the simplest and most direct of feelings -- the semi-amorous crush.
oatcake Diary Entry oatcake 2008
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I blame fever-induced deliriousness and the article in my last entry for that dream.
sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2006
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For some reason deliriousness, we thought it would be funny to bring “disguises” with us to Texas—Erik had procured huge aviator sunglasses and a fake mustache, a big old trucker hat, the works; Jessica had brought enormous movie-star shades and a platinum blond wig.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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For some reason deliriousness, we thought it would be funny to bring “disguises” with us to Texas—Erik had procured huge aviator sunglasses and a fake mustache, a big old trucker hat, the works; Jessica had brought enormous movie-star shades and a platinum blond wig.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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