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demented

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de·ment·ed  (d-mntd)
adj.
1. Mentally ill; insane.
2. Suffering from dementia or a loss of cognitive function.
de·mented·ly adv.
de·mented·ness n.
demented
Adjective
mad; insane [Late Latin dementare to drive mad]
dementedly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dementeddemented - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
brainsick, crazy, unhinged, unbalanced, mad, sick, disturbed
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
demented
adjective mad, crazy, foolish, daft (informal) frenzied, distraught, manic, insane, crazed, lunatic, unbalanced, deranged, idiotic, unhinged, dotty (slang), chiefly Brit. loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) barking mad (slang) barking (slang) maniacal, gonzo (slang) doolally (slang) off your trolley (slang) up the pole (informal) non compos mentis (Latin) not the full shilling (informal) crackbrained, wacko or whacko (slang) off the air Austral. (slang) porangi N.Z. << OPPOSITE sane
Translations
Spanish demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj → demente
French demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj → dément(e) → fou(folle)
German demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj → wahnsinnig
Italian demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj → demente, impazzito/a
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Scarcely were we clear when the foremast dropped down on the fastenings, dashing the jib-boom into the water with its load of demented human beings.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
The meagre but sufficient identification of the deceased; the impudent candor of confession; the brutal anathema; the ludicrous change of sex and sentiment--all marked this record as the work of one who must have been at least as much demented as bereaved.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The only fear they entertain of attack is from the green Martians or some demented red man, as all Barsoomians realize that the very existence of every form of life of Mars is dependent upon the uninterrupted working of this plant.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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