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Word: Demented
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: past participle of earlier dement ‘drive mad’, from Old French dementer or late Latin dementare, from demens ‘out of one's mind’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɛntɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
behaving wildly and irrationally on account of anger, distress, or excitement
Short Definition:behaving irrationally due to anger or excitement
Examples:- she was demented with worry
Definition:
affected with dementia.
Short Definition:affected with dementia
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