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[ dih-men-tid ] / dɪˈmɛn tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demented ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecrazy; insane; mad. affected with dementia. Origin of dementedFirst recorded in 1635–45; dement + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR demented1 lunatic, crazed, deranged, unbalanced. SEE SYNONYMS FOR demented ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dementedde·ment·ed·ly, adverbde·ment·ed·ness, nounhalf-de·ment·ed, adjectivesem·i·de·ment·ed, adjectiveWords nearby dementeddemeaning, demeanor, demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica, demento Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dementedDid playing such a demented character like Dexter for so long mess with your head? Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was unpleasant and discombobulating: a simulation of hostage-taking, mental asylum and demented dreamscape all rolled into one. Sex, Blood, and Screaming: Blackout’s Dark Frights|Tim Teeman|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST I warmed to him immediately—it was impossible not to—unless you are a demented ideologue who has lost normal human reactions. The James Foley I Knew in the ISIS War Zone|Jamie Dettmer|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The simple answer, as the demented circus of Twitter and the Internet demonstrate every day, is: durr, no. Atheist King Richard Dawkins’ Rape Fantasy|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is the mother from hell; a demented cross between Cersei and Tywin Lannister. Inside ‘Orange Is the New Black’ S2, Eps. 6-12: About That Shocking Incest Scene|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST His was a turbulent, rakehelly, demented existence, the theme of many newspaper paragraphs. Lord Chatham|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery I heard him in his sleep, the crature, but thought nothing of his demented talk. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur So enamoured was he that all thought of life and its doings fled from his brain, and he grew like one demented. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15)|Charles Morris "Some say that the poor lady upstairs is demented," she volunteered. A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris Year in, year out, he had kept himself by his never-flagging exertions, and with the demented idea that he was mounting upward. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
British Dictionary definitions for dementedDerived forms of dementeddementedly, adverbdementedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dementedmaniacal, manic, hysterical, unhinged, psychotic, mad, deranged, bananas, bemused, daft, delirious, distracted, distraught, foolish, frenzied, fruity, idiotic, lunatic, maniac, non compos mentis Medical definitions for demented
adj.Mentally ill; insane. Suffering from dementia. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |