cabin fever
noun
: extreme irritability and restlessness from living in isolation or a confined indoor area for a prolonged time
Examples of cabin fever in a Sentence
She suffered from cabin fever during the long winter.
a bad case of cabin fever
Recent Examples on the Web
Snow days and baking days are synonymous at my house -- the house gets a little extra warmth from the oven and a multi-hour project keeps me busy, staving off cabin fever.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Cards, books, or board games can help keep kids (and adults!) from catching cabin fever.
—Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Kansas City area kids might be getting cabin fever after three days of closed schools or virtual learning.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
January is a time when families are desperately looking for things to do to fight cabin fever.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Cards, books, or board games can help keep kids (and adults!) from catching cabin fever.
—Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Kansas City area kids might be getting cabin fever after three days of closed schools or virtual learning.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
January is a time when families are desperately looking for things to do to fight cabin fever.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Cabin fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabin%20fever. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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