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de·ment·ed

demented

 
pronunciation:
dih men tihd
features:
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: mentally disturbed; mad; insane.
When he realized he had no idea how he'd gotten into the woods, he feared he was becoming demented.
synonyms:
crazy, deranged, disturbed, mad
antonyms:
lucid, sane
similar words:
batty, cuckoo, insane, lunatic, maniacal, mental
definition 2: suffering from dementia.
She is trying to help demented patients improve their memory function.
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derivations: dementedly (adv.), dementedness (n.)
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