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fever dream

fever dream noun: an intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.

Noun

fever dream (plural fever dreams)

  1. An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.
  2. (broadly) Any intense, vivid and surreal experience.
    1. (broadly) An outlandish and complex subject matter and plotline in media.

fever dream meaning in Arabic

fever dream in Arabic

an intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever
حُلْم الْحُمَّى ḥulm al-ḥummā, حُلْم مَحْمُوم ḥulm maḥmūm

Forms of fever dream

pluralfever dreams

Words formed from fever dream

Questions about fever dream

What does fever dream mean?
Fever dream means an intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.
What is fever dream in Arabic?
Fever dream in Arabic is حُلْم الْحُمَّى (ḥulm al-ḥummā), حُلْم مَحْمُوم (ḥulm maḥmūm). See Fever dream meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is fever dream?
Fever dream is a noun.
What is the plural of fever dream?
The plural of fever dream is fever dreams.

Words near fever dream in the dictionary

  1. fever bush
  2. fever clinic
  3. fever clinics
  4. fever coat
  5. fever coats
  6. fever dream
  7. fever dreams
  8. fever fog
  9. fever fogs
  10. fever grass
  11. fever grasses

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