delirium vs taking

delirium

noun
  • A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. 

  • Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy. 

taking

noun
  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

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