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demented

UK
/dɪˈmɛntɪd/
US
/dɪˈmɛn.tɪd/

Translations

dementedadjective
more demented
Comp.
most demented
Super.
UK
/dɪˈmɛntɪd/
US
/dɪˈmɛn.tɪd/
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.
Synonyms
psychotic
lunatic
irrational
unhinged
deranged
crazy
mad
insane
Antonyms
sound
rational
sane
dementverb

demented

Past Simple

demented
Past Simple
demented
Past Participle
dementing
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈmɛnt/
US
/dɪˈmɛnt/
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.
Synonyms
derange
drive mad
insane
crazy
unhinge

Definitions

dementedadjective
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.
dementverb
To cause someone to become mentally deranged or insane.
The constant stress and pressure seemed to dement him over time.
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