delirium
/dɪˈlɪɹiəm/dih-LIH-ree-uhm
/dɪˈlɪɹiəm/dih-LIH-ree-uhm
Meaninggoing off the furrow
Common meaning: wild confusion of the mind
- delirto go off the furrow; to raveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 539 · scan
- iumLatin noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Latin dēlīrō ‘to go off the furrow; to rave’.
Roots
- dēlīrō, -āre Latin “to go off the furrow; to rave”
Related words
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app