non compos

[non kom-puhs]

adjective

Informal.

1. non compos mentis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of non compos¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

The first and most sensationalist is an extension of the 2024 campaign theme that the aging Biden was non compos mentis during the later stages of his presidency and was not really performing his duties as president.

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Afterward, a few in the punditry world declared him a genius, some declared him competent while more than half declared him non compos mentis and said he should be sipping his dinner through a straw while a nurse makes sure he shuffles back to bed.

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“Perhaps I was non compos mentis.”

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Discussing the song, he quickly notes that “nincompoop” is derived from the Latin phrase “non compos mentis” meaning “not of sound mind.”

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The Linke in one Berlin district have suggested that adverts that present women as beautiful but also as "weak, hysterical, stupid, non compos mentis or naive" or as objects of lust should be regarded as sexist, the Tagesspiegel reported.

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