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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Thanks to a monster snowstorm that hit the area, the family had been cooped up inside for several days — and cabin fever was setting in.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Snow days and baking days are synonymous at my house -- the house gets a little extra warmth from the oven and a multi-hour project keeps me busy, staving off cabin fever.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Snow days and baking days are synonymous at my house -- the house gets a little extra warmth from the oven and a multi-hour project keeps me busy, staving off cabin fever.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for cabin fever
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“Cabin fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabin%20fever. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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