Delirium Tremens Definition

trēmənz
noun
A violent delirium resulting chiefly from excessive drinking of alcoholic liquor and characterized by sweating, trembling, anxiety, and frightening hallucinations.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • dts
  • mind-expansion

Origin of Delirium Tremens

  • New Latin dēlīrium tremēns Latin dēlīrium delirium Latin tremēns trembling

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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