n.
- an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
- a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
▸general excitement about a public event:
election fever.
Derivative
- feverish adj.
- feverishly adv.
- feverishness n.
Etymology
OE fēfor, from L. febris; reinforced in ME by OFr. fievre, also from febris.