Synonyms for demented


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-men-tid
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɛn tɪd

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Définition of demented

Origin :
  • 1640s, from obsolete dement "drive mad."
  • adj crazy, insane
Example sentences :
  • "The poor creature's demented," remarked Mrs. Belknap-Jackson pityingly.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She appeared to be demented, and sang snatches of savage songs.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • But at that moment the young lady rose and ran as if demented into her castle.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
  • They flashed up and down the brook like a pair of demented fireworks.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • Ah, I see you think I am demented because I say that, but my husband is alive.
  • Extract from : « Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman » by Emma Speed Sampson
  • Somehow, that laugh gave me the impression that the man was demented.
  • Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond
  • The maid spoke like one demented, and, for the moment, I knew not how to answer her.
  • Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking
  • Volney has given it out that the lady is his wife and is demented.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of Raasay » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He was very wistful and very eager, and said I must not think him a fool or demented.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • "Some say that the poor lady upstairs is demented," she volunteered.
  • Extract from : « A Little Union Scout » by Joel Chandler Harris

Antonyms for demented

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