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cabin fever

noun

a state characterized by anxiety, restlessness, and boredom, arising from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place.

cabin fever

noun

acute depression resulting from being isolated or sharing cramped quarters in the wilderness, esp during the long northern winter

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin fever¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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Idioms and Phrases

Distress or anxiety caused by prolonged confinement in a small or remote place, as in We've been snowed in for a week and everyone has cabin fever . Originating in the West, this term at first alluded to being penned up in a remote cabin during a long winter but has since been applied more broadly. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

They think me and Rory have gotten cabin fever and been on set too long, just talking in this random language.

From The Daily Beast

Then, Rubin sent it over to his college classmate, Evan Astrowsky, who produced Cabin Fever.

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This very black sci-fi comedy is part 2001 satire, part Cabin Fever.

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With all the activity seething around us, and with only Stein and myself to keep each other company, we were getting cabin fever.

From Project Gutenberg

Cabin fever no longer tormented them with its magnifying of little things.

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