fever
noun
[ ˈfiːvə ]
• an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
• "she had a slight fever"
Similar:
feverishness,
high temperature,
febricity,
febrility,
shivering,
delirium,
pyrexia,
temperature,
temp,
calenture,
fever
verb
• bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in.
• "a heart which sin has fevered"
Origin:
Old English fēfor, from Latin febris ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris .
