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deliriums

Variant of delirium

noun pl. deliriums or deliria

a temporary state of extreme mental excitement, marked by restlessness, confused speech, and hallucinations: it sometimes occurs during a fever or in some forms of insanity
uncontrollably wild excitement or emotion: a delirium of joy

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