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 Definitions of fever  [ˈfi vər]  

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Definition of 'fever' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fever
an abnormally high body temperature.

2.  fever
any of various diseases in which high temperature is a prominent symptom, as scarlet fever or rheumatic fever.

3.  fever
intense nervous excitement:
in a fever of anticipation.

4. (v.t.) fever
to affect with or as if with fever.

5. (v.i.) fever
to become feverish; have or get a fever.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000; ME; OE fefer < L febris fever)

Definition of 'fever' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

2. (noun) fever
intense nervous anticipation
"in a fever of resentment"


Definition of 'fever' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) fever
a high body temperature
The patient has a high fever.

2.  fever
intense excitement
World Cup fever is spreading.


Definition of 'fever' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) fever
a diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever

2. (noun) fever
excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever

3. (verb) fever
to put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip


Definition of 'fever' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  fever
An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.


Translation of 'fever' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat
She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: koors, koorsigheid Arabic flag Arabic: حُمّى Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: треска
Brazilian flag Brazilian: febre Czech flag Czech: horečka German flag German: das Fieber
Danish flag Danish: feber Greek flag Greek: πυρετός Spanish flag Spanish: fiebre
Estonian flag Estonian: palavik Farsi flag Farsi: تب Finnish flag Finnish: kuume
French flag French: fièvre Hebrew flag Hebrew: חוֹם Hindi flag Hindi: बुखार, उत्तेजना
Croatian flag Croatian: groznica, vrucica Hungarian flag Hungarian: láz Indonesian flag Indonesian: demam
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hiti Italian flag Italian: febbre Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 발열 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: karštis, įkarštis, karštl Latvian flag Latvian: drudzis; uzbudinājums; sa
Malay flag Malay: demam Dutch flag Dutch: koorts Norwegian flag Norwegian: feber(sykdom)
Polish flag Polish: gorączka Persian flag Persian: تب Pashto flag Pashto: تبه، ګيڼۍ، هيجان
Portuguese flag Portuguese: febre Romanian flag Romanian: febră Russian flag Russian: жар; лихорадка;возбуждени
Slovak flag Slovak: horúčka Slovenian flag Slovenian: vročica Serbian flag Serbian: groznica
Swedish flag Swedish: feber Thai flag Thai: การเป็นไข้ Turkish flag Turkish: ateş
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 發燒 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: жар, гарячка Urdu flag Urdu: تیز بخار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cơn sốt Chinese flag Chinese: 发烧

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