English Explanatory Dictionary

demented

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Insane; mentally ill.
  2. Having dementia.
  3. Crazy; ridiculous.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of dement

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmɛntɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-demented.wav

Word forms

demented more demented most demented

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Vulgar Latin dē Vulgar Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Vulgar Latin mēns Vulgar Latin dēmēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Vulgar Latin -ō Vulgar Latin dēmentōder. English dement Middle English -ed English -ed English demented Past participle of dement + -ed, from Latin dēmentāre.

Related words

mentally ill

Derived words

academented dementedly dementedness nondemented pseudodemented semidemented undemented
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