demented
Americanadjective
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crazy; insane; mad.
- Synonyms:
- unbalanced, deranged, crazed, lunatic
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affected with dementia.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dementedly adverb
- dementedness noun
- half-demented adjective
- semidemented adjective
Etymology
Origin of demented
Example Sentences
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Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
It is, at times, delightfully demented, a family film with a weird streak — perhaps at times even a slightly sinister one.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Sam Neill stars in “Madness” as an insurance investigator who, sent to find a missing, bestselling horror author, ends up stumbling into the demented New England small town of the author’s books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
“I just like to soak it in and regurgitate it in my own demented way,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
“I wish we could do something about this stupid Winter Ball. It’s so demented we still do that here.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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