fevers

Noun

fever (countable and uncountable, plural fevers)

1. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
   • There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.

   Synonyms:

   high temperature, pyrexia, temperature

2. (in-compounds, usually) Any of various diseases.
   • scarlet fever
3. A state of excitement or anxiety.
   • an envious feverc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   excitation, excitement, passion

4. (collective, countable, neologism) A group of stingrays.
   • On the way back to the mainland the boat passed over a fever of stingrays, and the sight of them through the glass was enough to colour everything else, and outstrip it.2011, Julianne Schultz, editor, Griffith REVIEW 34: The Annual Fiction Edition
5. (derogatory, in-compounds, often, slang) Sexual attraction towards a specific group of people.
   • Asian fever

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