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deliriant
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de·lir·i·ant
/
dɪˈlɪər
i
ənt
/
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dih-
leer
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adjective
1.
involving or causing
delirium
.
noun
2.
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes
delirium
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Origin:
1880–85;
deliri(um)
+
-ant
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delirium
(dɪˈlɪrɪəm)
—
n
,
pl
-liriums
,
-liria
1.
a state of excitement and mental confusion, often accompanied by hallucinations, caused by high fever, poisoning, brain injury, etc
2.
violent excitement or emotion; frenzy
[C16: from Latin: madness, from
dēlīrāre,
literally: to swerve from a furrow, hence be crazy, from
de-
+
līra
ridge, furrow]
de'liriant
—
adj
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