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delirium

noun as in wild emotion

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He was also suffering from delirium, linked to his dementia.

From BBC

The connection post-workout might have stemmed from the intensity of pushing our physical limits or possibly from the delirium of not knowing what had just happened.

The 29-year-old recalls "seeing demons" and, in a state of delirium, yelled "I'm so powerful" at officers, who had to use a Taser to subdue him.

From BBC

The need for monitoring side effects is often laid out for paramedics in written guidelines, many of which are based on the disputed belief that excited delirium can cause sudden death.

Behind the racial disparity is a disputed medical condition called excited delirium, which fueled the rise of sedation outside hospitals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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