cerebralfever
nounUK /ˈsɛrɪbrəl ˈfiːvə/
US /ˈsɛrəbrəl ˈfiːvər/
A very bad sickness that makes your brain hot and confused.
The doctor said the boy had cerebral fever and needed to rest in bed.
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2. A state of wild excitement about thinking or ideas.
The debate club was in a cerebral fever after winning the championship.
3. An old-fashioned term for a fever thought to affect the mind.
In the old story, the sailor suffered from cerebral fever and spoke strangely.
4. Intense mental overactivity that makes it hard to rest.
After weeks of exams, she felt a cerebral fever that kept her awake at night.