MANIACAL DELIRIUM
\mɐnˈa͡ɪ͡əkə͡l dɪlˈɪɹi͡əm], \mɐnˈaɪəkəl dɪlˈɪɹiəm], \m_ɐ_n_ˈaɪə_k_əl d_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_ɹ_iə_m]\
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Acute excitement. Some of its main characteristics are wealth of conception, rapidity of perception, uncontrollable flow of language, loss of the reflective power, and loss of moral consciousness.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.