feverlike
Resembling elevated temperature
Feverlike describes something resembling or suggestive of a fever—the elevated temperature, flushed skin, or agitated state that accompanies illness.
The word applies to physical sensations a feverlike warmth spread through her body or to intensities of emotion or activity that mirror fever's restless, heightened quality.
Shivering spells from illness
- sweatsCasual athletic garments
- achesDull persistent pains
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
shivering · flushing · pallor · delirium · weakness · headache · nausea · dizziness
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
sepsis · virus · contagion · dengue · pneumonia · meningitis · ague · pyrexia
Violent mental agitation
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- passionIntense emotional drive
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
excitement · mania · obsession · urgency · restlessness · frantic · frenzied · hectic
chills
Shivering spells from illness
fatigue · shivering · flushing · pallor · delirium · weakness · headache · nausea · dizziness · tachycardia
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
typhoid · sepsis · virus · contagion · dengue · pneumonia · meningitis · ague · pyrexia · infectious
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
agitation · excitement · mania · obsession · urgency · restlessness · frantic · frenzied · hectic · manic
sweltering
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
flushed · hot · overheated · sultry · tropical · blistering · broiling · searing · steamy · stifling