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demented

/dɪˈmɛntɪd/

/dɪˈmɛn.tɪd/

dementedadjective

more demented

Comp.

most demented

Super.

/dɪˈmɛntɪd/

/dɪˈmɛn.tɪd/

Translations

démentFamilier ou péjoratif ; se dit d’une idée, d’un comportement ou d’une personne jugés fous ou irrationnels.

He came up with a demented plan that could never work.

Il a imaginé un plan dément qui ne pourrait jamais fonctionner.

Additional translations

aliénéRegistre médical ou vieilli ; emploi moins courant pour une personne atteinte de graves troubles mentaux.

Definitions

Affected with dementia; having a severe mental illness that affects the ability to think, remember, or behave normally.

The demented patient wandered the halls, unable to recognize his surroundings.

Informal, often offensive: mentally deranged; crazy; wildly irrational or foolish.

He came up with a demented plan that could never work.

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Antonyms

dementverb

demented

Past Simple

demented

Past Simple

demented

Past Participle

dementing

ing-form

/dɪˈmɛnt/

Translations

rendre fou

The constant stress and pressure seemed to dement him over time.

Le stress et la pression constants semblaient le rendre fou avec le temps.

Definitions

To cause someone to become mentally deranged or insane.

The constant stress and pressure seemed to dement him over time.

Synonyms

drive mad

dementadjective

Definitions

Mentally deranged; insane (archaic).

The castle was rumored to be inhabited by a dement lord.