fever

Universal Words noun 1 [C,U] a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal: He has a high fever. * Aspirin should help reduce the fever. compareTEMPERATURE 2 [C,U] (old-fashioned) (used mainly in compounds) a particular type of disease in which sb has a high temperature: She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died. seealsoGLANDULARFEVER, HAYFEVER, RHEUMATICFEVER, SCARLETFEVER, YELLOWFEVER 3 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a state of nervous excitement: He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience. 4 [U] (especially in compounds) great interest or excitement about sth: election fever * World Cup fever has gripped the country.