Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cabin fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
cab-in fever
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.

Uncountable

noun

Typhus.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

In the current sense coined or popularized in a novel of the same name in 1918. See cite below.

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What does cabin fever mean?
A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.
Where does cabin fever come from?
In the current sense coined or popularized in a novel of the same name in 1918. See cite below.

How to pronounce cabin fever

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