demented

adjective

de·ment·ed di-ˈmen-təd How to pronounce demented (audio)

: mad, insane

The advertising campaign for the movie version is trying to sell it as a prankish comedy, with the eccentric aunt who appears from nowhere as a demented Mary Poppins.

Pauline Kael

… the violence was instigated directly by Serbian nationalists in Bosnia and in Belgrade as part of their demented project to separate the two intermixed ethnic communities once and for all,

Charles Simic

: affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia

At least one-third of people serving as caregivers for a demented husband or wife become chronically depressed.

Bennett D. Gurian

dementedly adverb

dementedness noun

Synonyms

balmy
barmy [chiefly British]
bats
batty
bedlam
bonkers
brainsick
bughouse [slang]
certifiable
crackbrained
cracked
crackers
crackpot
cranky [dialect]
crazed
crazy
cuckoo
daffy
daft
deranged
fruity [slang]
gaga
haywire
insane
kooky
kookie
loco [slang]
loony
looney
loony tunes
looney tunes
lunatic
mad
maniacal
maniac
mental
meshuga
meshugge
meshugah
meshuggah
moonstruck
non compos mentis
nuts
nutty
psycho
psychotic
scatty [chiefly British]
screwy
unbalanced
unhinged
unsound
wacko
whacko
wacky
whacky
wud [chiefly Scottish]

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Example Sentences

Many of the patients there were demented. In the movie, he plays a demented man trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles. Her demented ramblings are a symptom of her illness. He gave me a demented little smile. parents who are almost demented with worry

Recent Examples on the Web But the hate — and the demented ideology — that has killed their neighbors and wounded a city forever has many sources of power.

Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Chez Goodman is a demented palace of nouveau-riche aesthetic extravagance, the polar opposite of the clean, understated elegance of Howard Hamlin's mid-century home.

Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022 When Crutcher instigates a plan to punish a student for his parents’ relentless pressure to change their son’s grade, Crutcher is pitched against three students out to uncover his demented schemes with a few of their own.

Carole E. Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2021 Rinee has a wonderfully distinctive and demented style.

Wired Staff, Wired, 18 Mar. 2021 But there’s also a level of precision and progressiveness to the power delivery that makes the whole demented package work surprisingly well.

Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2020 But this book is a lot more demented than a simple whodunnit.

Megan Mccarthy, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2020 And where there are two Harley Quinns, the original, quite sane Harleen Quinzel, and a doppelganger, the demented Marian Drews.

cleveland, 9 May 2020 The show’s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another.

Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 1 May 2020 See More

单词	dementedness
释义	demented adjective de·ment·ed di-ˈmen-təd 1 : mad, insane The advertising campaign for the movie version is trying to sell it as a prankish comedy, with the eccentric aunt who appears from nowhere as a demented Mary Poppins. Pauline Kael … the violence was instigated directly by Serbian nationalists in Bosnia and in Belgrade as part of their demented project to separate the two intermixed ethnic communities once and for all, Charles Simic 2 : affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia At least one-third of people serving as caregivers for a demented husband or wife become chronically depressed. Bennett D. Gurian dementedly adverb dementedness noun Synonyms balmy barmy [chiefly British] bats batty bedlam bonkers brainsick bughouse [slang] certifiable crackbrained cracked crackers crackpot cranky [dialect] crazed crazy cuckoo daffy daft deranged fruity [slang] gaga haywire insane kooky kookie loco [slang] loony looney loony tunes looney tunes lunatic mad maniacal maniac mental meshuga meshugge meshugah meshuggah moonstruck non compos mentis nuts nutty psycho psychotic scatty [chiefly British] screwy unbalanced unhinged unsound wacko whacko wacky whacky wud [chiefly Scottish] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Many of the patients there were demented. In the movie, he plays a demented man trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles. Her demented ramblings are a symptom of her illness. He gave me a demented little smile. parents who are almost demented with worry Recent Examples on the Web But the hate — and the demented ideology — that has killed their neighbors and wounded a city forever has many sources of power. Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Chez Goodman is a demented palace of nouveau-riche aesthetic extravagance, the polar opposite of the clean, understated elegance of Howard Hamlin's mid-century home. Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022 When Crutcher instigates a plan to punish a student for his parents’ relentless pressure to change their son’s grade, Crutcher is pitched against three students out to uncover his demented schemes with a few of their own. Carole E. Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2021 Rinee has a wonderfully distinctive and demented style. Wired Staff, Wired, 18 Mar. 2021 But there’s also a level of precision and progressiveness to the power delivery that makes the whole demented package work surprisingly well. Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2020 But this book is a lot more demented than a simple whodunnit. Megan Mccarthy, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2020 And where there are two Harley Quinns, the original, quite sane Harleen Quinzel, and a doppelganger, the demented Marian Drews. cleveland, 9 May 2020 The show’s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 1 May 2020 See More Word History Etymology from past participle of dement "to deprive of reason, drive mad," borrowed from Medieval Latin dēmentāre, going back to Late Latin, "to deceive, hoodwink," verbal derivative of Latin dēment-, dēmens "out of one's mind, frenzied, insane" — more at dementia First Known Use 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition demented adjective de·ment·ed di-ˈmen-təd : insane sense 1, mad Medical Definition demented adjective de·ment·ed di-ˈment-əd : affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia dementedness noun as in senile dementia Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance senile dementia obsession phobia abnormality schizophrenia unsoundness delusion paranoia instability delirium hallucination monomania hysteria hallucinosis frenzy dementia psychosis irrationality neurosis hypomania unreasonableness insanity aberration madness mania lunacy derangement rage Antonyms & Near Antonyms sanity mind rationality lucidity saneness reasonableness rationalness soundness normality reasonability See More
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demented

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