Home › Words › D › delirationdelirationdeliration means aberration of the mind; delirium.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin dēlīrātio.nounaberration of the mind; deliriume.g.“deliration or alienation of the understanding” — 1677, Joseph Mede, The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deliracy 84% match — delirium vs deliration →delirancy 82% match — delirium vs deliration →delirament 80% match — A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. vs deliration →deliriated 75% match — In a state of delirium. vs deliration →deliriate 75% match — To act, speak, or reason in a manner considered insane, deluded, or absurd; to be affected by delirium. vs deliration →deliriousness 73% match — The characteristic of being delirious. vs deliration →delirating 72% match — Making one delirious or mad; also, delirious; mad. vs deliration →delirium 72% match — A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. vs deliration →