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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 [dɪˈmɛntɪd]
adj
(Psychiatry) mad; insane
dementedly  adv
dementedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dementeddemented - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
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) Her warnings were dismissed as the ramblings of a demented old woman.
sane, sound, normal, reasonable, sensible, rational, all there (informal), lucid, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind
Translations
demented [dɪˈmentɪd] ADJdemente (fig) → loco
demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj
(= mentally ill) [person] → dément(e)
(= crazy) [person, laughter] → fou*(folle)
demented
adjverrückt, wahnsinnig; demented with worryverrückt vor Angst
demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adjfolle, demente
demented [dɪˈmɛntɪd] adjfolle, demente


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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.
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.
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.
 
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