лихора́дка — meaning in English

English meaning

• ague noun An acute fever.
• fever noun A body temperature higher than normal, usually caused by illness.

Senses

лихора́дка is used for these senses in English:

• ague (pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
• fever (symptom) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
• fever (usually, in combination with one or more preceding words) Any of various diseases.
• fever A state of excitement or anxiety.

ague — full definition

1. noun An acute fever.
2. noun An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
3. noun The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.
4. noun A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.

fever — full definition

1. noun A body temperature higher than normal, usually caused by illness.
2. noun A state of intense excitement or agitation.

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