delirium tremens
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of delirium tremens
First recorded in 1813; from New Latin: “trembling delirium”
Example Sentences
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An autopsy later found that she had been experiencing delirium tremens caused by withdrawal from diazepam, an anti-anxiety medication that P.T.S. staff members said they were never informed she was taking.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2016
The book records a period of acute psychological and spiritual disorientation, delirium tremens, the near-destruction of a literary intelligence, starring Kerouac as Jack Duluoz, “bloody ‘King of the Beatniks.’”
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2013
This will, no doubt, give you delirium tremens, night-mare, St. Vitus' dance and indigestion, but the pleasing thought will remain that you have kept the rest of the household awake as well as yourself.
From The Silly Syclopedia by Lott, Noah [pseud.]
But merely seeing snakes in delirium tremens does not make him a naturalist.
From Heretics by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Of some affections one attack prepares the way for another, as is the case with intermittent fever, convulsions, delirium tremens, and insanity.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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