- dementedness
- dementedness de*ment"ed*ness n.
mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
Syn: dementia. [WordNet 1.5] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dementedness
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dementedness — index insanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Dementedness — Demented De*ment ed, a. [From {Dement}.] Insane; mad; of unsound mind. {De*ment ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dementedness — noun see demented … New Collegiate Dictionary
dementedness — See dementedly. * * * … Universalium
dementedness — de·ment·ed·ness … English syllables
dementedness — noun mental deterioration of organic or functional origin • Syn: ↑dementia • Derivationally related forms: ↑demented • Hypernyms: ↑insanity • Hyponyms: ↑alcoholic dementia … Useful english dictionary
demented — adjective Date: 1632 1. mad, insane 2. suffering from or exhibiting cognitive dementia • dementedly adverb • dementedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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