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Meaning of demented in English

demented
adjective
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/dɪˈmen.tɪd/ us
/dɪˈmen.t̬ɪd/
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unable to think or act clearly because you are extremely worried, angry, or excited by something:
demented with She was nearly demented with worry when her son didn't come home.
old-fashioned or informal
crazy:
The man is demented - he's going to wreck the whole operation.
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Becoming too excited and easily upset
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demented | American Dictionary

demented
adjective
us
/dɪˈment·ɪd/
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mentally ill
(Definition of demented from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of demented

in Chinese (Traditional)
憂慮失常的, 瘋狂的, 昏了頭的，懵了的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
忧虑失常的, 疯狂的, 昏了头的，懵了的…
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in Spanish
demente, histérico, enloquecido…
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in Portuguese
louco…
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in Russian
obłąkany, szalony…
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deli, çılgın, aklı başında olmayan…
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сумасшедший…
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