Translation guide
A state of acute confusion, often with hallucinations and agitation, typically caused by illness or medication.
The acute confusional state as a medical condition.
The standard medical term for delirium. Used in clinical contexts.
Delirium associated with high fever, often involving incoherent speech.
To talk deliriously, as in a fever. 'うわごと' means delirious speech or raving.
熱でうわごとを言っている。
He's delirious with fever.
A state of wild excitement or ecstasy, not medical.
To be ecstatic, in raptures. Often used for overwhelming joy.
優勝が決まって有頂天になった。
We were delirious with joy when we won the championship.
The English word 'delirium' covers both medical and figurative uses. In Japanese, different words are used for each. Do not use せん妄 for joyful excitement; it strictly means medical delirium.
せん妄 is the medical condition. うわごと refers specifically to the incoherent speech that can occur during delirium or fever. Use うわごとを言う for 'talking deliriously'.
せん妄の患者はしばしばうわごとを言う。
Patients with delirium often talk deliriously.
高齢の患者にせん妄がよく見られます。
Delirium is often seen in elderly patients.
Literally 'clouding of consciousness', a key feature of delirium. Used in medical descriptions.
術後に意識混濁が生じた。
Clouding of consciousness occurred after surgery.
A formal term meaning 'acute confusional state', sometimes used synonymously with delirium.
急性錯乱状態の治療には原因の特定が重要です。
Identifying the cause is important for treating acute confusional states.
To be delirious from fever; literally 'tossed about by fever'. Implies restless, feverish delirium.
一晩中熱に浮かされていた。
I was delirious with fever all night.
A literary or technical term for delirious speech. Rare in everyday conversation.
彼は高熱で譫言を発した。
He uttered delirious words due to high fever.
To dance for joy, be wild with delight. Stronger and more physical than 有頂天.
ファンは優勝に狂喜乱舞した。
The fans were delirious with joy over the victory.
To be absorbed, crazy about something. Can imply a kind of delightful delirium.
彼女は新しい恋に夢中になっている。
She's deliriously in love.