fever
70
6.6
- noun
- /ˈfiːvər/
:
fiebre
- You're all in a fever, you've had nothing to eat yet.
- at fever pitch
- gold fever
- war fever
The Cartesian plan came from a fever dream that he had.
- The Cartesian plan came from a fever dream that he had.
- John Reynolds asks, how do you fight Go Fever?
- But now it just seems very fever pitched.
- Like it's it's it was a one big massive fever dream.
- Not enough stimuli, You, you get cabin fever.
- But he's kind of was affected by cabin fever.
Examples
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Saddened, disoriented by events as much as by fever, I crawled back to bed.
Academic text (1997) -
It's like I have some sort of fever.
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OK, some people get a fever if they think too hard.
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I think I have a fever.
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I'm always in a fever whenever I'm around you.
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The young man's ambition had been like a fever in his blood, burning away conscience.
Fiction book (1998) -
Outbreaks of chikungunya fever are sporadic, and there is no licensed vaccine to protect against the disease.
Academic text (2013) -
Serbian nationalism reached a fever pitch during the run-up to the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
Academic text (2007) -
His fans happily diagnose themselves with "Bieber Fever," an obsessive devotion to the fresh-faced pop star.
Academic text (2011) -
The excitement of the crowd reached a fever pitch during the final moments of the game.
Synonyms
82
6.1
An extreme, uncontrolled feeling of fear or excitement
24
6.6
A strong, often sudden interest in something like a toy or hobby that many people like
12
5.1
A feeling of nervous worry and restlessness
1
3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
1
6.0
A strong feeling of worry that makes people act very quickly
A state of strong excitement and restless activity
A state of very strong, nervous eagerness and energy about something
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.7
A serious disease spread by mosquitoes that makes the skin turn yellow
- Specialized
5
8.2
A serious illness from some viruses that causes high fever and bleeding inside the body
- Specialized
4
4.0
A disease in hot countries spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash and severe head and joint pain
- Specialized
3
3.9
A serious bacterial illness spread by dirty food or water causing high fever and stomach pain
- Specialized
2
5.4
A serious disease mainly affecting children that causes joint pain and lasting heart valve damage
- Specialized
1
6.5
A lung infection from breathing in fungus spores in dry dusty areas that causes cough, fever, and sometimes skin lumps
- Specialized
1
8.2
A serious illness caused by a virus that causes fever, makes you bleed, and damages blood vessels
- Specialized
1
9.9
A severe form of malaria that destroys red blood cells and causes dark urine and kidney failure
- Specialized
1
7.8
A serious viral illness from West Africa spread by rats that causes fever and muscle pain and can be fatal
1
4.5
Repeated shivering and high body temperature that often happen with an infection
- Specialized
1
4.6
A very serious disease that causes high fever, internal bleeding, and often death
- Specialized
1
9.9
A serious infection women get after childbirth or abortion from unclean conditions
- Specialized
1
6.0
An infection from a germ carried by farm animals that causes fever, chills and headache
- Specialized
1
8.5
A disease in rabbits and other small animals that can spread to people by ticks, flies or touching infected animals
- Specialized
1
7.3
A disease that causes repeated high fevers and chills and spreads by lice or ticks
- Specialized
1
6.8
An illness in Africa that infects animals and people and spreads by mosquitoes or contact with sick animals
- Specialized
1
8.1
An infection people get from animals that causes fever and yellow skin
- Archaic
A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that causes high fever, rash and very bad joint and muscle pain
- Specialized
An infectious illness that causes fever, stomach pain or vomiting and yellow skin in people and dogs
- Specialized
A disease that spreads among farm animals and causes fever and swelling in the nose and throat
- Archaic
A serious bacterial infection that affects the coverings of the brain and spinal cord and often causes meningitis
- Archaic
A serious infection women get after childbirth or abortion from poor hygiene
- Specialized
A serious disease caused by a virus spread by ticks, with high fever and bleeding
- Archaic
A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash, and joint pain
- Specialized
A fever people can catch from ticks, flies, or touching infected wild animals like rabbits
- Archaic
A serious infection caused by tiny parasites that affects internal organs like the liver and spleen
- Specialized
A severe, often deadly virus disease that causes high fever, bleeding, and spreads by contact with body fluids
- Specialized
A serious disease that causes high fever and stomach pain from unsafe food or water
- Specialized
Severe viral illness that causes high fever, bleeding, and brain problems mainly in Argentina
- Archaic
A disease people get from animals or raw milk that causes fever and flu-like symptoms
- Specialized
A rare serious disease caused by a virus that causes high fever and heavy bleeding and often leads to death
- Archaic
A disease that spreads to people from ticks that live on dogs near the Mediterranean
- Specialized
An illness people get from infected animals or raw dairy when germs enter the body, causing fever and headache
- Archaic
A serious sickness in the 1500s that spread between people and caused heavy sweating and many deaths
- Archaic
An illness from bacteria people get from animals or raw milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
A disease after a rat bite that causes fever, a rash, and joint pain
- Archaic
A disease caused by tiny germs that spreads to people from reddish-brown ticks on dogs and other animals
- Specialized
A disease spread by bites from infected ticks, causing fever and other illness
- Specialized
An illness you get from a rat or mouse bite that causes fever, headache and a skin rash
- Specialized
A disease that causes repeated high fevers with chills, headaches, and muscle pain often from lice or tick bites
- Specialized
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
A serious disease from germs spread by tick bites that causes fever and a rash
- Specialized
An infectious sickness of the stomach and intestines caused by bacteria that causes a high body temperature and stomach pain
- Specialized
An infection people get from sick birds, often parrots, that causes lung illness
- Specialized
A mild illness caused by a virus spread by sand fly bites that causes fever and muscle pain
- Specialized
A disease of cows that causes fever, makes them weak, and spreads by ticks
- Specialized
A sudden illness from extreme heat that makes you faint and very tired
- Specialized
A serious illness in cattle or sheep after long travel that causes high fever and lung infection
- Archaic
A very infectious disease of animals like cattle and sheep that can infect people, also called anthrax
How Agitated
82
6.1
136
4.9
70
6.6
434
1.0
12
5.1
36
2.7
19
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fever is also used to mean strong excitement or nervous energy because people compared the hot, restless feeling of excitement to a real medical fever. So a 'fever of activity' describes a kind of heated, excited state, just like the heat of a body with a fever.