Definition
the quality or state of being demented; the condition of mental illness or insanity.
Etymology
From 'demented' + '-ness' (noun suffix creating abstract nouns). Builds on the Latin root to create an English noun describing the quality of insanity.
Kelly Says
English lets us stack suffixes like building blocks — 'dement' to 'demented' to 'dementedness' — each layer adding specificity about this condition of lost mind.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ነገር
en-deh aan-dee neh-ger
BNবাংলা
মনোভ্রষ্টতা
mono-brohst-ta
CACatalà
desequilibri
deh-seh-kee-lee-bree
CSČeština
dement
deh-ment
DADansk
galskab
gahl-skaab
DEDeutsch
Demenz
deh-menz
ELΕλληνικά
ψυχική ασθένεια
psuhi-kee ah-steh-nee-ah
ESEspañol
demencia
deh-men-thee-ah
FISuomi
hulluus
hu-loo-us
FRFrançais
démence
deh-mahnce
HIहिन्दी
पागलपन
paagal-pahn
HUMagyar
elmegyengeség
el-meh-yeh-gen-yes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemarahan
keh-ma-ra-han
ITItaliano
demenza
deh-men-zah
JA日本語
精神錯乱
seishin sakuran
KO한국어
정신병
jeong-sin-byeong
MSBahasa Melayu
kemarahan
keh-ma-ra-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taaw
NLNederlands
dementi
deh-men-tee
NONorsk
sinnsykdom
sin-s-ee-k-dom
PLPolski
demencja
deh-men-tsia
PTPortuguês
dementia
deh-men-tee-ah
RORomână
demență
deh-men-tsah
RUРусский
безумие
bez-oo-mee-yeh
SVSvenska
demens
deh-men-s
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-ka-lee
TEతెలుగు
చైతన్యం
chai-than-yaam
THไทย
ความบ้าคลั่ง
kwahm-ba-klang
TLTL
kalokalike
ka-lo-ka-lee-keh
TRTürkçe
delilik
deh-lee-leek
UKУкраїнська
божевілля
bo-zhe-vee-llia
URاردو
پागل پن
paagal-pan
VITiếng Việt
điên cuồng
dee-en-kwoong
ZH中文
精神错乱
jīngshén cuòluàn