Definition
seriously mentally ill or insane; suffering from dementia or showing signs of lost mental capacity.
Etymology
From Latin 'dementatus' (past participle of dementare). Entered English by the 1640s-50s as both medical and general vocabulary for insanity.
Kelly Says
In literature and history, 'demented' often carries a dramatic flair — think of descriptions of mad kings and tormented characters — making it more evocative than the clinical term 'dementia.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ነገር
en-deh aan-dee neh-ger
BNবাংলা
মনোভ্রষ্ট
mono-brohst
CACatalà
desequilibrat
deh-seh-kee-lee-braht
CSČeština
šílený
shee-len-ee
DADansk
forvirret
for-vee-ret
DEDeutsch
dement
deh-men-t
ELΕλληνικά
ξέφρενος
ksef-re-nos
ESEspañol
demente
deh-men-teh
FAفارسی
دیوانه
dee-va-neh
FRFrançais
dément
deh-mahn
HUMagyar
megbolondult
may-boh-lohn-doolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
gila
gee-lah
ITItaliano
demente
deh-men-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
gila
gee-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taaw
NLNederlands
dement
deh-ment
NONorsk
sinnsyk
sin-s-ee-k
PLPolski
oszalały
oh-zah-lah-wee
PTPortuguês
demente
deh-men-teh
RORomână
dementit
deh-men-teet
RUРусский
безумный
bez-oo-mnyy
SVSvenska
demented
deh-men-ted
SWKiswahili
mwenye akili
mwen-ye ah-kee-lee
TEతెలుగు
చైతన్యం
chai-than-yaam
UKУкраїнська
божевільний
bo-zhe-veel-nyy
VITiếng Việt
điên cuồng
dee-en-kwoong
ZH中文
精神错乱
jīngshén cuòluàn