Delirious
adjective
In a state of excitement or confusion that can cause unreasonable or foolish behavior.
She was delirious with joy when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- delirious with joy
- delirious with excitement
adjective
In a state of serious mental confusion because of illness or fever.
The patient was feverish and delirious.
Often appears as...
- feverishly delirious
- become delirious
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In a state of excitement or confusion that can cause unreasonable or foolish behavior.
She was delirious with joy when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- delirious with joy
- delirious with excitement
adjective
In a state of serious mental confusion because of illness or fever.
The patient was feverish and delirious.
Often appears as...
- feverishly delirious
- become delirious
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Emotion
Used to express very strong feelings, often positive but sometimes negative.
He was delirious with anger after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Although often associated with happiness, it can also indicate distress or confusion.
The crowd was delirious with panic during the blackout.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a surreal or dream-like state.
The artist's delirious creation defied all logic.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Emotion
Used to express very strong feelings, often positive but sometimes negative.
He was delirious with anger after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Although often associated with happiness, it can also indicate distress or confusion.
The crowd was delirious with panic during the blackout.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a surreal or dream-like state.
The artist's delirious creation defied all logic.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Emotion
Used to express very strong feelings, often positive but sometimes negative.
He was delirious with anger after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Although often associated with happiness, it can also indicate distress or confusion.
The crowd was delirious with panic during the blackout.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a surreal or dream-like state.
The artist's delirious creation defied all logic.
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Video examples
My year of saying yes to...
And I feel stiff and delirious and confused most of the time. I itch for my cell phone always. But it is OK. My tiny humans show me how to live and the hum of the universe fills me up.
Video examples
The myth of King Midas...
He galloped through his home in a frenzy, handling each item until it took on a lustrous sheen. Soon the palace heaved with gold, and Midas’s delirious laughter echoed off the walls.
Video examples
My year of saying yes to...
And I feel stiff and delirious and confused most of the time. I itch for my cell phone always. But it is OK. My tiny humans show me how to live and the hum of the universe fills me up.
Video examples
The myth of King Midas...
He galloped through his home in a frenzy, handling each item until it took on a lustrous sheen. Soon the palace heaved with gold, and Midas’s delirious laughter echoed off the walls.
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Quote examples
Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
To be a Jew is an act of the strenuous mind as it stands before the fakeries and lying seductions of the world, saying no and no again as they parade by in all their allure. And to be a writer is to plunge into the parade and become one of the delirious marchers.
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Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.
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Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
The traffic is getting worse everyday and thus making people do things they ideally wouldn't do and you can't blame them as sitting in their cars getting baked in the sun for at least a couple of hours everyday would turn anyone delirious.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
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Martin H. Fischer
American Physicist
When a man lacks mental balance in pneumonia he is said to be delirious. When he lacks mental balance without the pneumonia, he is pronounced insane by all smart doctors.
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Quinton Jackson
American Mixed Martial Artist
I was delirious, and I turned to the Bible, and in my mind, I thought I was a god. I thought, you know, I'm son of God, so my father's God, so I'm a god, too.
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Kevin Barry
Irish Author
Frazzled and delirious, as I've just finished a new book of stories. I feel like Moses staggering down the mountainside with the tablets of stone.
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M. J. Hyland
English Author
I've never experienced writer's block. When it's going really well, my body temperature goes up, and I'm flushed. I get quite delirious.
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Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian Athlete
With Barca, we won the Champions League after many years of disappointment, and the fans went delirious.
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Jacqueline du Pre
English Musician
Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
Quote examples
Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
To be a Jew is an act of the strenuous mind as it stands before the fakeries and lying seductions of the world, saying no and no again as they parade by in all their allure. And to be a writer is to plunge into the parade and become one of the delirious marchers.
Quote examples
Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.
Quote examples
Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
The traffic is getting worse everyday and thus making people do things they ideally wouldn't do and you can't blame them as sitting in their cars getting baked in the sun for at least a couple of hours everyday would turn anyone delirious.
Quote examples
J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
Quote examples
Martin H. Fischer
American Physicist
When a man lacks mental balance in pneumonia he is said to be delirious. When he lacks mental balance without the pneumonia, he is pronounced insane by all smart doctors.
Quote examples
Quinton Jackson
American Mixed Martial Artist
I was delirious, and I turned to the Bible, and in my mind, I thought I was a god. I thought, you know, I'm son of God, so my father's God, so I'm a god, too.
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Kevin Barry
Irish Author
Frazzled and delirious, as I've just finished a new book of stories. I feel like Moses staggering down the mountainside with the tablets of stone.
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M. J. Hyland
English Author
I've never experienced writer's block. When it's going really well, my body temperature goes up, and I'm flushed. I get quite delirious.
Quote examples
Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian Athlete
With Barca, we won the Champions League after many years of disappointment, and the fans went delirious.
Quote examples
Jacqueline du Pre
English Musician
Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
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