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Meanings of demented in English

Affected with madness or insanity.

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      1
      Conclusion: Irrespective of antibiotic treatment, pneumonia causes substantial suffering in demented patients.
      Pubmed
      2
      In religion he was a fanatic; he was a demented fanatic now.
      The Right of Way — Volume 02
      3
      The two were beside a wood-pile and the demented one was crying.
      Twelve Men
      4
      But in truth she was demented now, forgetting even the bleeding lover.
      Doom Castle
      5
      She would have to be demented to think what she was thinking.
      When darkness comes
      6
      When a relative becomes more demented and resistant, Hill recommends stronger measures.
      Reuters
      7
      For some demented reason, Muhamed D. introduced me as an orchestra conductor.
      The new yorker
      8
      She seemed less demented than walking in a dream, her faculties asleep.
      Lazarre
      9
      There was a demented dignity to their resistance-noneof them had run.
      The Girls
      10
      The people ran about as if demented, and Julia was left alone.
      The End of the World: A Love Story
      11
      He walks all the time backwards and forwards like a man demented.
      A Lost Leader
      12
      But Jorol was too demented by thirst to be satisfied with that.
      Siege of heaven
      13
      Mr. Dimmerly stared at his nephew as if he thought him demented.
      From Jest to Earnest
      14
      No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented.
      The King in Yellow
      15
      John Cameron, who had again taken the tiller, seemed as one demented.
      Macleod of Dare
      16
      Mother has been almost demented ever since father died-she'san old woman.
      The Idiot
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