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dement
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɛnt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈmɛnt/, /diˈmɛnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
dement (comparative more dement, superlative most dement)
Noun
dement (plural dements)
Verb
dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
- (transitive) To drive mad; to craze
Derived terms
References
- “dement”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
dement m or f (masculine and feminine plural dements)
Noun
dement m or f by sense (plural dements)
- dement (person affected by dementia)
Related terms
Further reading
- “dement”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
Noun
dement m anim
- moron (personal insult implying stupidity)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
Declension
Declension of dement (hard masculine animate)
Related terms
Further reading
- “dement”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French dément, from Latin dēmēns, dēmentis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement (comparative dementer, superlative dementst)
Declension
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement (strong nominative masculine singular dementer, comparative dementer, superlative am dementesten)
Declension
Positive forms of dement
Comparative forms of dement
Superlative forms of dement
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Further reading
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Latin
Verb
dēment
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
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References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
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References
- “dement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
dement m (plural demenți, feminine equivalent dementă)
- demented person
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
dement (comparative dementare, superlative dementast)
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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