fever
fever Lexical Profile
fever Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and restlessness, typically occurring as a physiological response to infection or illness.
"The pediatrician advised giving the child plenty of fluids until the fever subsided."
Any of various specific infectious diseases characterized by a marked elevation of body temperature as a primary symptom, such as yellow fever, scarlet fever, or typhoid fever.
"Outbreaks of tropical fever were common amongnineteenth-century explorers before modern vaccines were developed."
A state of intense nervous excitement, agitation, or contagious enthusiasm.
"The entire city was gripped by championship fever in the days leading up to the final match."
• verb
To affect with a fever, or to throw into a state of intense, restless agitation (most commonly used in the past participle 'fevered').
"Ambitious plans for the expedition fevered his imagination throughout the winter months."
• Rhymes for fever
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'fefer', reinforced by Anglo-Norman 'fevre', both derived from Latin 'febris', which is related to 'fovere' meaning 'to warm' or 'to heat'.