Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the abrupt onset of global confusion, autonomic hyperactivity, and profound neuropsychiatric disturbances.
Synonyms: DT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA severe, potentially life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawal characterized by the abrupt onset of global confusion, autonomic hyperactivity, and profound neuropsychiatric disturbances.
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Origin
- Latindēlīrium tremēns
- Englishdelirium tremens
From Latin dēlīrium tremēns (literally “trembling madness”), coined by Thomas Sutton in 1813.
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Czech delirium tremens
- delirium tremenspsychosis of alcoholism
Finnish delirium tremens, juoppohulluus
- delirium tremenspsychosis of alcoholism
- juoppohulluuspsychosis of alcoholism
German Delirium tremens, Alkoholdelirium
- Delirium tremenspsychosis of alcoholism
- Alkoholdeliriumpsychosis of alcoholism
Indonesian delirium tremens
- delirium tremenspsychosis of alcoholism
Lithuanian baltoji karštligė
- baltoji karštligėpsychosis of alcoholism
Polish biała gorączka, delirium tremens
- biała gorączkapsychosis of alcoholism
- delirium tremenspsychosis of alcoholism
- delirkapsychosis of alcoholism
Russian белая горя́чка
- белая горя́чка (belaja gorjáčka)psychosis of alcoholism
Cite this entry
delirium tremens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delirium%20tremens
“delirium tremens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delirium%20tremens. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delirium tremens,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delirium%20tremens.
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