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[ UK /dɪmˈɛntɪd/ ]
[ US /dɪˈmɛntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. affected with madness or insanity
    a man who had gone mad

How To Use demented In A Sentence

  • Polonius insisted that Hamlet had become demented, and cautioned Ophelia to keep her distance.
  • I'd listened to the programme a fair few times during my last year at school '93-4 and been dazzled by its mix of inspired music, learned guests, poetry, comedy and all-round self-deprecating dementedness, but it wasn't until I left for university that I became a devout fan. Archive 2006-04-01
  • She was nearly demented with worry when her son didn't come home.
  • Unless Boomer had been concealing it for some demented reason, some kind of lamebrained joke. Skinny Legs and All
  • The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion at the end of the day and into the night, often leading to a state of increased agitation, activity and even borderline demented behavior. BroadwayWorld.com South Carolina Stories
  • Hoping that the nonmetal handle would interrupt a lethal electrical shock, in seconds I was hacking at the conduit like a demented ax murderer. Silver Zombie
  • To my possibly demented mind there did seem to be something unique, even comical about the framing of the issues.
  • Conversations may be in whispers or, often, in demented shouting contests.
  • Its rough and edgy production makes the record sound perfect for the demented brand of new wave garage rock the band were practicing at the time.
  • Of course, we are told we can choose not to take hormones and end up asexual, crippled, diseased, demented, dead, or simply old.
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