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delirante

delirious, raving

adjective deh-lee-RAHN-teh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

frenzied, wild

Usage Note

Delirante describes a person in a state of delirium — speaking incoherently due to fever, shock, or mental disturbance — or something wildly absurd and frenetic. In informal use, una situación delirante means an absolutely crazy or surreal situation, without medical connotation. As an adjective ending in -nte, it does not change for gender: un paciente delirante, una paciente delirante. The related noun is delirio and verb delirar.

Examples

"El paciente delirante no reconocía a su familia."

Natural Translation

The delirious patient did not recognize his family.

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