'Delirium tremens' definitions:
Definition of 'delirium tremens'
From: WordNet
noun
Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning [syn: delirium tremens, DTs]
Definition of 'Delirium tremens'
From: GCIDE
- Delirium \De*lir"i*um\ (d[-e]*l[i^]r"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]
- 1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. [1913 Webster]
- The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). --Morley. [1913 Webster]
- Delirium tremens. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors.
- Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury.
- Syn: Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; lunacy; fury. See Insanity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'delirium tremens'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alcoholic addiction,
- alcoholic psychosis,
- alcoholism,
- bottle nose,
- delirium alcoholicum,
- dementia a potu,
- dipsomania,
- dream,
- ebriosity,
- grog blossom,
- habitual drunkenness,
- hallucination,
- hallucinosis,
- heavy drinking,
- mind-expansion,
- oenomania,
- oinomania,
- pathological drunkenness,
- problem drinking,
- tripping