DEMENTIA


Meaning of DEMENTIA in English

[de.men.tia] n [L, fr. dement-, demens mad, fr. de- + ment-, mens mind--more at mind] (1806) 1: a condition of deteriorated mentality often with emotional apathy

2: madness, insanity "a fanaticism bordering on ~" -- de.men.tial adj

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