Dement

//dɪˈmɛnt// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia
Verb
  1. 1
    To drive mad; to craze transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    insane, demented obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.

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