delirious - n a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. restlessnes

delirious

dɪˈlɪrɪəs/

adjective

1. in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium.

   "he became delirious and couldn't recognize people"

   synonyms:

   incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied;More

   • in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.

     "there was a great roar from the delirious crowd"

     synonyms:

     ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine/seven, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, carried away, transported, rapturous, in raptures,exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, hysterical, wild with excitement,frenzied; More

despicable - hatred

despicable

dɪˈspɪkəb(ə)l,ˈdɛspɪk-/

adjective

1. deserving hatred and contempt.

   "a despicable crime"

   synonyms:

   contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent,abominable, awful, heinous, beyond the pale;  odious, execrable, repellent,repugnant, repulsive, revolting, disgusting, horrible, horrid, horrifying,obnoxious, nauseating, offensive, distasteful, beneath/below contempt; vile, base, low, mean, abject, shameful, degrading, ignominious, cheap,shabby, miserable, wretched, sorry, scurvy;  infamous, villainous, ignoble,disreputable, discreditable, unworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled,unsavoury;  informaldirty, filthy, dirty rotten, rotten, low-down, no-good,beastly, lousy;  archaiccaitiff "these were particularly despicable crimes"

exasperate - to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless delays.

exasperate

[verb ig-zas-puh-reyt; adjective ig-zas-per-it] 

 

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verb (used with object), exasperated,exasperating.

1.

to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoyextremely:

He was exasperated by the senseless delays.

2.

Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of(disease, pain, feelings, etc.).

adjective

3.

Botany. rough; covered with hard, projectingpoints, as a leaf.

Related forms

exasperatedly, adverb

exasperater, noun

exasperatingly, adverb

unexasperated, adjective

unexasperating, adjective

Can be confused

exacerbate, exasperate.

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1. incense, anger, vex, inflame, infuriate. See irritate. 2.exacerbate.

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Historical Examples

• That is one of the things which exasperate me the most—that term 'shameful disease' which you have just used.
  Damaged Goods Upton Sinclair 
• It would not subdue the savages; it would only exasperate them.

exacerbate - to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of(disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.

exacerbate

[ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-] 

 

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verb (used with object), exacerbated,exacerbating.

1.

to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of(disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.

2.

to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate;exasperate.

exacerbatingly, adverb

exacerbation, noun

unexacerbated, adjective

unexacerbating, adjective

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1. intensify, inflame, worsen.

Antonyms

1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.

Historical Examples

• They had begun to comprehend this exacerbation ofemotion—this paroxysmal rhapsody.
  A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories Bret Harte 
• Now the place has been set by the ears, and a tone ofexacerbation prevails.
  Alone Norman Douglas 
• Just prior to the onset of an exacerbation theleucocytosis is low.
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• Can be confused
• exacerbate, exasperate.
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nix - put an end to; cancel.

nix¹

nɪks/

informal

verb

NORTH AMERICAN

past tense: nixed; past participle: nixed

1. put an end to; cancel.

   "he nixed the deal just before it was to be signed"

wander - to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction

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wander /ˈwɑːndɚ/  verb wanders; wandered; wandering

1 : to move around or go to different places usually without having a particular purpose or direction

[no object]

• I was just wandering around the house.
• They wandered down the street.
• Don't let the children wander too far (off).

[+ object]

• Students were wandering the halls.
• She wandered the streets.

2 [no object] : to follow a path with many turns

• The river wanders [=meanders, winds] through the valley.

3 [no object] : to go away from a path, course, etc.

• He wandered away from the trail and got lost.

— often used figuratively

• We are wandering from our original plan.
• The speech wandered off the subject.
• The speech was boring and my attention/mind began to wander. [=I began to think about other things besides the speech]