noun
mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
• Syn: ↑dementia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑demented
• Hypernyms: ↑insanity
• Hyponyms:
↑alcoholic dementia, ↑alcohol amnestic disorder, ↑Korsakoff's psychosis, ↑Korsakoff's syndrome, ↑Korsakov's psychosis, ↑Korsakov's syndrome, ↑polyneuritic psychosis, ↑presenile dementia, ↑senile dementia, ↑senile psychosis
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nounsee demented
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dementˈedness noun
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Main Entry: ↑dement
Useful english dictionary. 2012.