DELIRIUM Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word delirium. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DELIRIUM
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| frenzy | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation | ||||||||
| hysteria | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation • excessive or uncontrollable fear • neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions | ||||||||
| derangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation • the act of disturbing the mind or body | ||||||||
| insanity | nounn | |||||||
noun • relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||||||||
| lunacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
| madness | nounn | |||||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain • a feeling of intense anger • the quality of being rash and foolish • unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm | ||||||||
| mania | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | ||||||||
| craze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal • state of violent mental agitation • a fine crack in a glaze or other surface verb • cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind • develop a fine network of cracks | ||||||||
| fury | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of intense anger • (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals • state of violent mental agitation • the property of being wild or turbulent | ||||||||
