how to pronounce delirious

/dɪˈlɪɹiːəs/

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delirious is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of delirious in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… investor delirious speculation …”

meanings of delirious

adjective:

Being in the state of delirium.
Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

delirious frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word delirious occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics delirious can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that delirious can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;