delirousnessn.
/dᵻˈlɪrəsnəs/, /dᵻˈlɪərəsnəs/, U.S. /dəˈlɪrəsnəs/ The state or condition of being delirious (in various senses); delirium; = deliriousness n. Cf. earlier delirous adj.Some later examples may represent a typographical error for deliriousness.
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deliramentc1450
idleness1535
delirium1563
randing1583
calenture1593
deliration1598
taveringa1599
ravery1599
delirement1613
debacchation1633
delirancy1645
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paraphrenitis1683
paraphrosyne1684
deliracy1689
delirousness1694
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paraleresis1857
paraphronesis1857
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1694 tr. R. Morton Phthisiologia iii. xiv. 358 I would do something to help her against her Swoonings, and Faintness, which often returned, as also against delirousness [L. mentis vacillationem], and the cold and hot Vapours.
1712 tr. H. More Scholia Antidote Atheism 174 in H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 4) Many other circumstances..have been told me by them..without the least species or shadow of delirousness.
1922 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 3 Dec. ii. 8/4 Intense pain, high temperature, delirousness, and inability to take nourishment left me in a very weakened condition.
2009 @Kristi_Collins1 24 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 27 Mar. 2020) Wow.... the delirousness at the office is THROUGH THE ROOF RIGHT NOW!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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