brain fever
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of brain fever
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Suddenly Parton was a single mother of two daughters, mourning the deaths of her husband from typhoid fever and their first daughter, who died of brain fever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The child contracted the herpes simplex virus at Watford General hospital, which led to a brain fever.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2018
Assuming that Mrs. Clinton is neither appointed to the Supreme Court nor succumbs to brain fever, what is it that we want from her?
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2017
Some said brain fever, others claimed a surfeit of pork chops.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2012
But I had a feeling that brain fever might’ve just been another way of saying uncooperative, or outspoken, or brilliant.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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