calenture
/ˈkælənˌtʃʊr/
noun
- A fever or delirium, especially one caused by heat or tropical sun, often characterized by hallucinations or a desire to jump into the sea.
- The sailor, suffering from calenture, imagined the ocean was a green field and tried to leap overboard.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with calenture after he began raving about cool water.
- In the intense heat of the tropics, many explorers feared the onset of calenture.
- A figurative fever or intense, irrational excitement, especially in a group or society.
- During the political crisis, a calenture of fear and anger swept through the population.
- The team's calenture of optimism faded after their star player was injured.
- The stock market seemed gripped by a calenture, with investors making wild, irrational trades.