delirio
delirium
noun deh-LEE-ryoh Rare
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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