delirio — meaning in English

English meaning

• delirium noun A sudden state of confusion, disorientation, and sometimes hallucination, often caused by illness, fever, or drugs.
• delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.

Senses

delirio is used for these senses in English:

• delirium (symptom) 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 severe infection.
• delusion The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
• delusion That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

delirium — full definition

1. noun A sudden state of confusion, disorientation, and sometimes hallucination, often caused by illness, fever, or drugs.
2. noun Wild, uncontrolled excitement.

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