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delirium tremens

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delirium tre·mens  (trmnz)
n.
An acute, sometimes fatal episode of delirium usually caused by withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol following habitual excessive drinking. It also may occur during an episode of heavy alcohol consumption.
[New Latin dlrium tremns : Latin dlrium, delirium + Latin tremns, trembling.]
delirium tremens [trem-enz]
Noun
a severe condition characterized by delirium and trembling, caused by chronic alcoholism [New Latin: trembling delirium]
delirium tremens  (d-lîr-m trmnz)
An acute, sometimes fatal episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol following habitual excessive drinking or an episode of heavy alcohol consumption. It is characterized by trembling, sweating, acute anxiety, confusion, and hallucinations.
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Noun1.delirium tremens - acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
DTs
psychosis - any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted


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s little white man-of-all-work coming into the room broke the spell, and I walked out of the house with a sort of dazed fear that delirium tremens might be infectious.
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After supper pap took the jug, and said he had enough whisky there for two drunks and one delirium tremens.
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