Friday, 6 November 2009

word of the day- exodus, dilirium

exodus-(n)
meaning:
A departure of a large number of people
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

synonyms:hejira,hegira, escape, flight

Usage: UN exodus-(taken from Alzazeera news head after a Taliban Attack UN decided to remove their 600 workers from Afghanistan.)

dilirium-(n)
meaning:
1.A temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other causes.
2.A State of uncontrolled excitement or emotion. Sports fans in delirium after their team's victory.
3.violent excitement or emotion

synonyms:frenzy, hysteria, craze, fury

usage:the crowd is delirious and why not? comentry in cricinfo after sansational victory of Bangladesh team against Zimbabwe in the 5th oneday.

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