dementia

Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɛnʃə/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēmentia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dementedness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
insanity
Narrower (hyponyms)
alcoholic dementia, senile dementia, presenile dementia

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