cabin fever
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cabin fever
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In the current sense coined or popularized in a novel of the same name in 1918. See cite below.
noun
- A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space. Some residents of Alaska suffer from cabin fever when they remain indoors throughout the long, snowy winters.
- Typhus. The certain consequence is the low typhus or cabin fever, which at all times, and at this present moment, exists in Ireland to a degree, that in any other country would create a serious alarm.
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noun psychological condition
| Español | claustrofobia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 閉塞感 heisoku-kan |
| Français | claustrophobie |
| Deutsch | Lagerkoller |
| Русский | кабинная лихорадка kabinnaja lixoradka |
Talk about this word "cabin fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cabin%20fever. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cabin fever. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cabin%20fever "cabin fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cabin%20fever.Cite this
@misc{cabin_fever_2026,
title = {cabin fever},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cabin%20fever},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
