Standard Lemma guide

delirious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹiəs
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 L IH1 R IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being in the state of delirium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • delirious with joy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a crowd of delirious baseball fans
  • something frantic in their gaiety
  • a mad whirl of pleasure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

experiencing delirium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hallucinating

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sayaqlamaq — being in the state of delirium
  • Azerbaijani: sayıqlamaq — being in the state of delirium
  • Bulgarian: бълнуващ (bǎlnuvašt) — being in the state of delirium
  • Catalan: delirant — being in the state of delirium
  • Esperanto: delira — being in the state of delirium
  • Finnish: kuumeinen — being in the state of delirium
  • Finnish: houraileva — being in the state of delirium
  • Finnish: houreinen — being in the state of delirium
  • French: délirant — being in the state of delirium
  • German: deliriös — being in the state of delirium
  • Hungarian: félrebeszél — being in the state of delirium
  • Italian: delirante — being in the state of delirium
  • Marathi: उन्मादवायुपीडित (unmādvāyupīḍit) — being in the state of delirium
  • Plautdietsch: biesta — being in the state of delirium
  • Portuguese: delirante — being in the state of delirium
  • Spanish: delirante — being in the state of delirium
  • Spanish: delirando — being in the state of delirium
  • Turkish: çılgına dönmüş — being in the state of delirium
  • Turkish: sayıklayan — being in the state of delirium
  • Finnish: haltioitunut — having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic
  • Finnish: hurmioitunut — having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic
  • Italian: delirante — having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic
  • Turkish: delice — having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic