The meaning of Fever

Fever – definition

noun
An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
Usage examples:
She had a slight fever
Synonims:
Feverishness High temperature Febricity Febrility Shivering Delirium Pyrexia Temperature Temp Calenture

verb
Bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in.
Usage examples:
A heart which sin has fevered

noun
A condition in which the body’s temperature is higher than usual, esp. as a sign of illness
Usage examples:
[ c ] the child has a rash and a high fever., texas was in the grip of football fever.

Fever translation into English

Fever: translate from English into Chinese

发烧, 发热, 热, 烧, 热度, 觱

Fever: translate from English into Dutch

Koorts, Hooikoorts, Koortsig maken

Fever: translate from English into French

Fièvre, Température, Forte fièvre, Enthousiasme

Fever: translate from English into German

Fieber, Fieberzustand, Rausch, Erregung, Sucht, Fieberhafte aufregung

Fever: translate from English into Hindi

बुखार, ज्वर, ताप, उत्तेजना, बड़ी ब्यग्रता, जूड़ी, ऊंचा तापक्रम, जोश, तेजी

Fever: translate from English into Italian

Febbre

Fever: translate from English into Korean

열, 열기, 열병, 흥분, 흥분상태, 열병에 걸리게 하다, 열병에 걸리게 걸리다

Fever: translate from English into Russian

Жар, Лихорадка, Лихорадить, Лихорадочный, Нервное возбуждение, Вызывать жар, Пирексия, Бросать в жар, Вызывать лихорадку

Fever: translate from English into Spanish

Fiebre, Calentura, Temperatura, Coger fiebre

Word origin

Old English fēfor, from Latin febris ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris .

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Fever synonims

calenture

noun
Feverish delirium formerly thought of as afflicting sailors in the tropics.
Usage examples:
The crowning description of the illness called calenture is in herman melville's novel moby dick.

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delirium

noun
An acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence, occurring in intoxication, fever, and other disorders.
Usage examples:
Somewhere a patient shouted in delirium

noun
A state of being unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion
Usage examples:
Fever accompanied by delirium, i've never seen such delirium at a football game before.

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pyrexia

noun
Raised body temperature; fever.
Usage examples:
Nine patients had unexplained pyrexia

All meanings and translations of Pyrexia

shivering

adjective
Shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.
Usage examples:
He bought a warm winter coat for a shivering man

noun
The action of shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.
Usage examples:
Gradually his shivering slowed

verb
Shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.
Usage examples:
They shivered in the damp foggy cold

All meanings and translations of Shivering

temp

noun
A temporary employee, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.
Usage examples:
After failing to land a job as a journalist, and brief stints as an office temp and clerk typist, b…

verb
Work as a temporary employee.
Usage examples:
Suzanne was temping as a secretary

abbreviation
Temperature.
Usage examples:
Went swimming—temp 73 degrees!

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temperature

noun
The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
Usage examples:
At a temperature of 2°c

noun
The action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.
Usage examples:
The inversion of the normal domestic arrangement

noun
The measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
Usage examples:
[ c ] temperatures should reach the 50s today., [ u ] an increase in temperature is normal., [ c ] …

All meanings and translations of Temperature

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