deliriousness

noun

Definition of deliriousnessnext
as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion in the deliriousness of the emergency evacuation, a lot of things were overlooked

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  1. frenzy
  2. rampage
  3. delirium
Noun
  • However, the football player dressed in a tuxedo surprised the London crowd on June 23 by picking up a crumpled Swift and sending the fandom into a frenzy.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Gill, who gained fame by helping to start the meme-stock frenzy involving AMC and GameStop, posted to his 1.6 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, a version of Time magazine’s 2006 Person of the Year cover.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of frenzy
Noun
  • From there, Blair goes on a rampage when her dad brings home his new boyfriend, and Serena seeks the perfect gift for Dan.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Things took an intense turn in the finale when John and Jane were both convinced that the other had been instructed to kill them, leading them on a rampage through the streets of Manhattan.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of rampage
Noun
  • Excited delirium has been used as a defense by Axon in several similar lawsuits.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The participants of this project have historically fought its delirium, never entirely on the same page about how messy to be, insisting on professionalism while doing shots in a bra top, trapping themselves in a bad trip.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of delirium
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