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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 distinguish…

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
  3. n. state of violent mental agitation
  4. n. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
  5. A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions arewild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving orwandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some otherdisease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
  6. n:100 n. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations