dement
/dɪˈmɛnt/US/dəˈmɛnt/
dement adjective: demented.
Adjective
dement (comparative more dement, superlative most dement)
Verb
dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
Noun
dement (plural dements)
- Someone afflicted with dementia.
- The patients are more or less chronic dements, sufficiently harmless and trustworthy to be employed in farm labour and sufficiently intelligent to be of use.1921, Montagu Lomax, The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor, London: Allen & Unwin, page 115
Proper noun capitalized: Dement
Dement (plural Dements)
- A surname.
dement meaning in Tamil and Urdu
dement in Tamil
- அறிவாற்றல் இழந்தோர், உளத்தளர்ச்சியாளர்
dement in Urdu
- خبطی, پاگل, پاگل کرنا
Forms of dement
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dement |
| superlative | most dement |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dements |
| present participle | dementing |
| past participle | demented |
| past | demented |
| Noun | |
| plural | dements |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dements |
Origin of dement
Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”).
Words formed from dement
Words that rhyme with dement
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
- ent
Questions about dement
- What does dement mean?
- Dement means demented.
- What is dement in Tamil?
- Dement in Tamil is அறிவாற்றல் இழந்தோர், உளத்தளர்ச்சியாளர். See Dement meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dement?
- Dement can be an adjective, a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dement?
- Dement is pronounced /dɪˈmɛnt/ (UK).
Words near dement in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dement (page history and authors); Dement (page history and authors); dement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dement (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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