delirium
[noun]
Synonyms:
- madness, derangement, hallucination, insanity, raving
- frenzy, ecstasy, fever, hysteria, passion

---

Antonyms: apathy
Contrasted words: nonchalance, sangfroid, indifference, unconcern
Related Words: ardor, enthusiasm, fervor, passion, zeal, ecstasy, rapture, transport

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧lir‧i‧um /dɪˈlɪriəm/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: delirare 'to leave a straight line, be mad', from lira 'line cut in the ground']

1. [uncountable] a state in which someone is delirious, especially because they are very ill:
Before she died she had fits of delirium.

2. [singular, uncountable] extreme excitement

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲