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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)
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| Definition of 'fever' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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1. (noun) fever
a high body temperature
The patient has a high fever.
2. fever
intense excitement
World Cup fever is spreading.
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| Definition of 'fever' |
Webster Dictionary |
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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
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| Definition of 'fever' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. fever
An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.
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Sense: (an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat
She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.
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 Afrikaans: koors, koorsigheid |
 Arabic: حُمّى |
 Bulgarian: треска |
 Brazilian: febre |
 Czech: horečka |
 German: das Fieber |
 Danish: feber |
 Greek: πυρετός |
 Spanish: fiebre |
 Estonian: palavik |
 Farsi: تب |
 Finnish: kuume |
 French: fièvre |
 Hebrew: חוֹם |
 Hindi: बुखार, उत्तेजना |
 Croatian: groznica, vrucica |
 Hungarian: láz |
 Indonesian: demam |
 Icelandic: hiti |
 Italian: febbre |
 Japanese: 熱 |
 Korean: 발열 |
 Lithuanian: karštis, įkarštis, karštl |
 Latvian: drudzis; uzbudinājums; sa |
 Malay: demam |
 Dutch: koorts |
 Norwegian: feber(sykdom) |
 Polish: gorączka |
 Persian: تب |
 Pashto: تبه، ګيڼۍ، هيجان |
 Portuguese: febre |
 Romanian: febră |
 Russian: жар; лихорадка;возбуждени |
 Slovak: horúčka |
 Slovenian: vročica |
 Serbian: groznica |
 Swedish: feber |
 Thai: การเป็นไข้ |
 Turkish: ateş |
 Taiwanese: 發燒 |
 Ukrainian: жар, гарячка |
 Urdu: تیز بخار |
 Vietnamese: cơn sốt |
 Chinese: 发烧 |
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