Confusion vs Delirium - What's the difference?
confusion | delirium |
A lack of clarity or order.
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
(obsolete) disgrace, shame
A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
* Washington Irving
* Motley
As nouns the difference between confusion and delirium
is that confusion is a lack of clarity or order while delirium is a temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.confusion
English
Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (lack of clarity or order) discombobulation * (state of being confused) bewilderment, disarrayAntonyms
* (lack of clarity or order) clarity * (misunderstanding) distinctiondelirium
English
Noun
(en-noun)- The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind.
- the delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament)
See also
* (wikipedia "delirium")References
* “delirium]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----