Delirate

/ˈdɛlɪreɪt/ verb

Definition

To speak wildly or incoherently; to rave or talk as if delirious.

Etymology

From Latin 'delirare', directly used as a verb in English medical and literary contexts to describe the action of becoming or acting delirious.

Kelly Says

Medieval doctors would use this verb to document patient behavior—'he delirated through the night'—creating medical records that actually sound more like poetry than clinical notes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ሰው ነው
en-deh sew new
ARالعربية
جنون
ju-noon
BNবাংলা
মাদক
ma-dak
CACatalà
deliri
deh-lee-ree
CSČeština
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
DADansk
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
DEDeutsch
Delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
ELΕλληνικά
μανία
ma-nee-ah
ESEspañol
delirio
deh-lee-ree-oh
FAفارسی
جنون
ju-noon
FISuomi
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
FRFrançais
délire
deh-leer
GUGU
દેલીરિયમ
deh-lee-ree-um
HAHA
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
HEעברית
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
HIहिन्दी
भ्रम
bhram
HUMagyar
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
IGIG
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
ITItaliano
delirio
deh-lee-ree-oh
JA日本語
妄想
mou-sou
KKKK
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
망상
mang-sang
MRMR
डिलिरिअम
deh-lee-ree-um
MSBahasa Melayu
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စော
chaw-kye-sau
NLNederlands
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
NONorsk
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
PAPA
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
PLPolski
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
PTPortuguês
delirio
deh-lee-ree-oh
RORomână
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
RUРусский
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
SVSvenska
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
SWKiswahili
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
TAதமிழ்
யதார்த்தம்
ya-da-rtha-m
TEతెలుగు
చేతన
che-ta-na
THไทย
ความบ้าคลั่ง
khwam-ba-klang
TLTL
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
TRTürkçe
deliryum
deh-lee-ryoom
UKУкраїнська
деліріум
deh-lee-ree-um
URاردو
جنون
ju-noon
VITiếng Việt
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
YOYO
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um
ZH中文
妄想
wàngxiǎng
ZUZU
delirium
deh-lee-ree-um

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