Read full poem →We madly smile when we should groan;
Delirium is our best deceiver.
Each lucid interval of thought
Dictionary Entry
A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and sever
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Common Phrases
. deliriumtremens delirium
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Poetry examples for “delirium”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →These with a thousand small deliberations
Protract the profit of their chilled delirium,
Excite the membrane, when the sense has cooled,
Read full poem →And Robert Emmet and Wolfe Tone,
All that delirium of the brave;
Romantic Ireland's dead and gone,