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Definitions for Demented

[1] crazy; insane; mad.
[2] affected with dementia.
[3] to make mad or insane.
[4] mad; insane
[5] (intr) to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
[6] (tr) rare to drive mad; make insane

Words related to Demented

maniacal, manic, hysterical, unhinged, psychotic, mad, deranged, bananas, bemused, daft, delirious, distracted, distraught, foolish, frenzied, fruity, idiotic, lunatic, maniac, psycho

Words nearby Demented

demeaning, demeanor, demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica, demento, demerara

Origin of Demented

1535–45; < Late Latin dēmentāre to deprive of mind, equivalent to Latin dēment- (stem of dēmēns ) out of one's mind (dē- de- + ment- (stem of mēns ) mind) + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from Demented

de·ment·ed·ly , adverb
de·ment·ed·ness , noun
half-de·ment·ed , adjective
sem·i·de·ment·ed , adjective

Word origin for Demented

C16: from Late Latin dēmentāre to drive mad, from Latin de- + mēns mind

Synonyms for Demented

deranged, hysterical, mad, maniacal, manic, psychotic, unhinged, bananas, bemused, crackbrained, daft, delirious, distracted, distraught, flipped out, foolish, frenzied, fruity, idiotic, in the ozone, lunatic, maniac, non compos mentis, nutty as a fruitcake, out of one's gourd, out of one's tree, psycho, psychopathic, schitzy, schizoid, unbalanced, unglued, unsound, whacko