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fever
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fe·ver  (fvr)
n.
1.
a. Abnormally high body temperature.
b. Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.
2.
a. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.
b. A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.
v. fe·vered, fe·ver·ing, fe·vers
v.tr.
To effect fever in.
v.intr.
To be or become feverish.

[Middle English, from Old English fefor and from Old French fievre, both from Latin febris.]

fever
Noun
1. an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, shivering, and nausea Related adjective febrile
2. any disease characterized by a high temperature
3. intense nervous excitement: she waited in a fever of anxiety [Latin febris]

fever  (fvr)
A body temperature that is higher than normal. Fever is the body's natural response to the release of substances called pyrogens by infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses. The pyrogens stimulate the hypothalamus in the brain to conserve heat and increase the basal metabolic rate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.feverfever - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
2.fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"
anticipation, expectancy - an expectation
buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

fever
noun 1. ague, high temperature, feverishness, pyrexia Medical
Translations
fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] nfiebre f;
he has a fever → tiene fiebre

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] nfièvre f;
he has a fever → il a de la fièvre

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] nFieber nt;
he has a fever → er hat Fieber

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] nfebbre f;
he has a fever → ha la febbre

fever
n fever [ˈfiːvə]
(an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement. koors, koorsigheid حُمّى треска horečka feber das Fieber πυρετός fiebre palavik تب kuume fièvre חוֹם बुखार, उत्तेजना groznica, vrucica láz demam hiti febbre 열, 발열, 열광, 흥분 karštis, įkarštis, karštligė drudzis; uzbudinājums; satraukums demam koorts feber(sykdom) gorączka febre febră жар; лихорадка;возбуждение horúčka vročica groznica feber การเป็นไข้ ateş 發燒 жар, гарячка تیز بخار cơn sốt
adj feverish
1 having a slight fever She seems a bit feverish tonight. koorsig مَحْموم، مُصاب بِحُمّى трескав horečnatý feberagtig fiebrig εμπύρετος febril palavikune تب دار kuumeinen fiévreux קוֹדֵח हल्का बुखार होना grozničav lázas menderita demam með hita/hitavellu febbricitante 熱のある 미열이 있는 karščiuojantis drudžains demam koortsig som har feber rozgorączkowany febril febril нездоровый horúčkový vročičen grozničav febrig, feberhet เป็นไข้ hafif ateşli 發燒的 гарячковий درجئہ حرارت کا تھوڑا سا بڑھا ہونا có triệu chứng sốt; hơi sốt
2 restlessly excited a feverish air. koorsige مُسَبِّب للحُمّى، مُضْطَرِب възбуден horečný, nepokojný febrilsk; hektisk fieberhaft πυρετώδης nervioso, excitado, febril palavikuline پر جوش و خروش kuumeinen fébrile נִרגַש अधिक उत्तेजना होना uzbuden heves penuh kegelisahan eirðarlaus, æstur febbrile 熱狂的な 열광한, 흥분한 įkaitęs uzbudināts; satraukts kegelisahan koortsig febrilsk gorączkowy excitante/exaltado agitat возбуждённый horúčkovitý, nepokojný razburjen uzbuđen feberaktig, febril ตื่นเต้น heyecanlı, telâşlı 狂熱的 збуджений, неспокійний جوشیلا xúc động; bồn chồn
adv feverishly
quickly and excitedly He wrote feverishly. koorsagtig باضْطِراب трескаво horečně, nepokojně febrilskt; feberagtigt; hektiskt fieberhaft πυρετωδώς febrilmente palavikuliselt با تب و تاب kuumeisesti fiévreusement בְּקַדַחתָנוּת उत्तेजित अवस्था में uzbuđeno hevesen penuh gairah með ákafa og æsingi febbrilmente 熱狂して 매우 열심히, 열광적으로 karštligiškai drudžaini; satraukti penuh ghairah koortsig febrilsk gorączkowo febrilmente cu înfrigurare лихорадочно horúčkovito vročično uzbuđeno feberaktigt, febrilt อย่างตื่นเต้น hararetle 激動地 збуджено luống cuống
at fever pitch
at a level of great excitement The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear. op kookpunt في إنْفِعال شَديد връхна точка vrchol vzrušení højeste gear der Höhepunkt σε παροξυσμό al rojo vivo haripunktis سطح پر تب و تاب huipussaan paroxysme בְּהִתרָגשוּת גְדוֹלָה उत्तेजना के चरम uzbudenje koje je doseglo vrhunac, groznicavo uzbudenje robbanásig feszült memuncak á suðupunkti (in uno stato di grande eccitazione) 熱狂して 매우 흥분한, 극에 달한 aukščiausio laipsnio ārkārtīgs satraukums memuncak op het kookpunt bristepunktet u szczytu, w zenicie numa excitação/no auge paro­xism в крайнем возбуждении na vrchole vzrušenia na višku na vrhuncu uzbuđenja vid kokpunkten ในระดับที่ตื่นเต้นมาก ๆ büyük heyecan içinde 極度激動 в надзвичайно збудженому стані انتہائی جذباتیت ở/tới mức độ kích động cao


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