demented
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de·ment·ed
(dĭ-mĕn′tĭd)adj.
1. Suffering from dementia.
2. Informal Crazy or foolish.
de·ment′ed·ly adv.
de·ment′ed·ness n.
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demented
(dɪˈmɛntɪd)adj
(Psychiatry) mad; insane
deˈmentedly adv
deˈmentedness n
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de•ment•ed
(dɪˈmɛn tɪd)adj.
1. crazy; insane; mad.
2. affected with dementia.
[1635–45]
de•ment′ed•ly, adv.
de•ment′ed•ness, n.
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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
sane, sound, normal, reasonable, sensible, rational, all there (informal), lucid, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind
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demented
adjectiveAfflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:
brainsick, crazy, daft, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.
Chiefly British: crackers.
Law: non compos mentis.
Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.
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Translations
dementní
dementoitunuthullu
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demented
[dɪˈmɛntɪd] adj (= mentally ill) [person] → dément(e)
(= crazy) [person, laughter] → fou(folle)
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demented
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de·ment·ed
a. demente, enajenado-a; que sufre de demencia.
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