delirium

Synonyms:

craze, frenzy, fury, hysteria

Types:

nympholepsy

a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria

a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation

Type of:

mania, manic disorder

a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

Type of:

disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder

(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness