Definitions
a state of nervous excitement
Word origin
From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Displaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.
Used in a sentence
“There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.”
“scarlet fever”
“an envious fever”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“High body temperature”5 letters
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