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Dement

An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia

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noun
  1. 1

    An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia

verb
  1. 1

    To drive mad; to craze

adjective
  1. 1

    Insane, demented

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crazynoun(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
madnounInitialism of mutual assured destruction or mutually assured destruction.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
unhinged(figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
brainsickDisordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
sicknoun(British, Australia, colloquial) Vomit.
disturbedHaving been altered or changed.
distractedhaving one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
unbalancednot balanced, without equilibrium
pareticnounA person who has paresis.
wcnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet. [(chiefly Europe) A room containing a flush toilet.]
lunaticknounObsolete form of lunatic. [An insane person.]
woodnoun(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
distemperateImmoderate, excessive.
assotnoun
straughtnoun(Scotland) straight
melancholious(obsolete) melancholy
dernful(obsolete, poetic) secret, lonely, sad, or mournful
dæmonicalObsolete form of demonical.
dismayful(obsolete) Dismaying; disheartening.

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