demented
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7.9
- adjective
- /dɪˈmɛntɪd/
- Slur
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demente
- The demented man wandered the streets, talking to himself in a wild and irrational manner.
- demented patients
- severely demented
- demented and mentally ill
And it's because this is how demented and senile the man really is.
- And it's because this is how demented and senile the man really is.
- He's clearly confused, he's clearly demented and old.
- Well, you get that we're talking about a very sick, demented individual here, right?
- It took one guy and his demented policies to tear us down this quickly.
- Joe Biden is just Donald Trump, but demented.
- I don't know if people like being touched or not, if they are demented or whatever.
- And I thought it's bad enough that we have Brits that are getting swept up in this craze, this demented Maoist craze almost.
- There's no reason that we should be held hostage to the demented vagaries of people with whom we have nothing.
- We are going to talk about modern medicines, attempt to try and restore youth to the aging or injured or demented brain.
- And then I also, to your point about this sick, demented, whoever's pulling the strings here, they want servants over citizens.
Examples
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And Paul Sheldon is pulled out of a car accident and resuscitated by a clearly demented fan.
Academic text (2009) -
Well, you get that we're talking about a very sick, demented individual here, right?
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When I got there, he was on top of his desk, and this demented woman was telling him.
Fiction book (1994) -
Perhaps they think I am demented enough to jump off the ferry.
Fiction book (1996) -
I love you dearly, but you are a demented man.
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Rowan, we are all a little bit sick, but nobody is that demented.
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The two of you are majorly demented.
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His eye wanders all over the place like some demented robot as he speaks.
Fiction book (1992) -
He's clearly confused, he's clearly demented and old.
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He's one of these old Russian Jews, built like a rock, a demented individualist.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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4.1
Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way
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8.4
Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there
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7.6
Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way
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3.8
Feeling upset or worried and unable to think clearly
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7.8
A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way
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8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
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5.7
A person who is not mentally well and often acts strangely
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5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
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7.8
Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly
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9.9
Being very ill in the mind and not thinking clearly
In a disturbed state of mind or health
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word demented comes from old Latin parts de- meaning 'away' and mens meaning 'mind', and you can see the same root in mental, so it originally meant 'out of the mind'. That's why demented describes someone who is not thinking clearly or who acts in a wild way.