deliration
[del-
uh
-
rey
-sh
uh
n]
/ˌdɛl əˈreɪ ʃən/
noun
,
Archaic.
1.
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
Origin
1590-1600;
<
Latin
dēlīrātiōn-
(stem of
dēlīrātiō
) folly, equivalent to
dēlīr
(
āre
) to be silly, literally, go out of the furrow (
dē-
de-
+
līr
(
a
) furrow +
-āre
infinitive ending) +
-ātiōn-
-ation