Rapid onset of confusion caused by alcohol withdrawal; usually lasts for 2–3 days; symptoms include nightmare, agitation, global confusion, disorientation, hallucination, fever, high blood pressure, heavy sweating.
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Examples for "delirium tremens "
Examples for "delirium tremens "
1 The hallucinations of delirium tremens are the results obtained in extreme intoxication.
2 The intercom hookup was working perfectly, with results comparable to delirium tremens .
3 Abner Holden died suddenly last year in a fit of delirium tremens .
4 At the Green Emerald I met my first case of delirium tremens .
5 Hoag believed that he was intoxicated, that delirium tremens had overtaken him.
1 The Colonel was raving in the frenzy of alcoholic delirium , writhing in horrible convulsions and yelling: He has killed me!
1 More protection from the horrors of flooding will benefit thousands of homes.
2 Others committed suicide rather than subject themselves to the horrors of investigation.
3 Devastation is often the least of the horrors marching in its train.
4 She forced herself to think about the horrors of the previous day.
5 He tied himself in knots trying to understand the horrors of war.
1 I escaped with gashes and, later, a minor case of the shakes .
2 To this day, when I think about it, I get the shakes .
3 Afterward he collapsed onto the deck and gave in to the shakes .
4 Then the shakes and the gulps and the need to throw up.
5 We've both got the shakes ! the husband exclaimed on hearing the news.
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Translations for alcohol withdrawal-induced delirium tremens