Dementia

//dɪˈmɛnʃə//

Synonyms for "dementia" (54 found)

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Translations

56 translations across 36 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • خَرَف noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • demensiya noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • деме́нция noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • слабоу́мие noun (madness or insanity)

Catalan

1 entries
  • demència noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 失智症 noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • 瘋病 /疯病 noun (madness or insanity)
  • 癡呆 /痴呆 noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Cornish

1 entries
  • demencya noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Czech

1 entries
  • demence noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Danish

1 entries
  • demens noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Dutch

1 entries
  • dementie noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • demenco noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • demenco noun (madness or insanity)

Finnish

1 entries
  • dementia noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

French

2 entries
  • démence noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • démence noun (madness or insanity)

Georgian

1 entries
  • დემენცია noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

German

1 entries
  • Demenz noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Greek

2 entries
  • άνοια noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • άνοια noun (madness or insanity)

Hindi

1 entries
  • मनोभ्रंश noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • elbutulás noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • ostobaság noun (madness or insanity)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • heilabilun noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Ido

1 entries
  • dementeso noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Irish

1 entries
  • néaltrú noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Italian

1 entries
  • demenza noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 認知症 noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • ақыл кемдігі noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Korean

1 entries
  • 치매 noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • demencija noun (madness or insanity)
  • silpnaprotystė noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Māori

2 entries
  • mate korongenge noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • mate wareware noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Persian

2 entries
  • دمانس noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • زوال عقل noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Polish

2 entries
  • demencja noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • otępienie noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • demência noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • demência noun (madness or insanity)
  • insanidade noun (madness or insanity)
  • loucura noun (madness or insanity)

Russian

3 entries
  • деме́нция noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • слабоу́мие noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • слабоу́мие noun (madness or insanity)

Spanish

3 entries
  • demencia noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • demencia noun (madness or insanity)
  • locura noun (madness or insanity)

Swedish

1 entries
  • demens noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Turkish

1 entries
  • demans noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • деме́нція noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • слабоу́мство noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chứng mất trí noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)
  • suy giảm trí nhớ noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gorffwylltra noun (progressive decline in cognitive function)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Although there was once believed to be a causative relationship between syphilis and artistic genius, I would hope that the vast majority of modern artists and writers are reasonable enough to avoid becoming infected just on the off chance that neurosyphilis dementia might improve the quality of their work.

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Eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, not smoking, and getting your blood pressure and cholesterol checked regularly are key ways to reduce your risk of dementia.

Source: tatoeba (2357397)

It is very unpleasant to watch how my aunt's dementia keeps getting worse every month.

Source: tatoeba (4167822)

Late-stage dementia sufferers whose first language isn't English often revert back to their native language as their condition worsens.

Source: tatoeba (4672652)

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