cabin fever

noun

: extreme irritability and restlessness from living in isolation or a confined indoor area for a prolonged time

Examples of cabin fever in a Sentence

She suffered from cabin fever during the long winter. a bad case of cabin fever

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Cards, books, or board games can help keep kids (and adults!) from catching cabin fever. —

Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025 Kansas City area kids might be getting cabin fever after three days of closed schools or virtual learning. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 January is a time when families are desperately looking for things to do to fight cabin fever. —

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024 Whether because of cabin fever, Nicole Kidman, or the late-year release of films that people really wanted to see, going out to the movies seems to have returned as a swipe-right option on the entertainment menu. —

Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cabin fever