What does delirio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word delirio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use delirio in Italian.

The word delirio in Italian means delirium, delusion, frenzy, fury, frenzy, mass hysteria, delirium of omnipotence, fever delirium. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word delirio

delirium

sostantivo maschile (medicina: stato di allucinazione febbrile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paziente alterna momenti di delirio a momenti di completa lucidità.
The patient goes from moments of delirium to ones of full lucidity.

delusion

sostantivo maschile (turba mentale: alterazione della percezione della realtà)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alcune persone dicono di aver avuto contatti con l'aldilà durante il delirio.

frenzy, fury

sostantivo maschile (stato di esaltazione, fanatismo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al passaggio della carrozza reale la folla è andata in delirio.
When the royal carriage passed by the crowd went into a frenzy.

frenzy

sostantivo maschile (informale (caos, confusione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Da noi in ufficio oggi era un delirio con il telefono che squillava e gente che entrava e usciva di continuo.

mass hysteria

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

delirium of omnipotence

fever delirium

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