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delirio

delirium

noun deh-LEE-ryoh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Latin delirium (madness), from delirare (to go off the furrow)

Also means

frenzy

Usage Note

Delirio can denote a medical state of delirious confusion, but colloquially it means wild excitement, frenzy, or chaos: il concerto era un delirio ('the concert was insane'). The phrase andare in delirio means to go wild or lose one's mind with excitement. The plural is deliri.

Examples

"Il pubblico era in delirio."

Natural Translation

The crowd was in a frenzy.

Literal Translation

The public was in delirium.

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