Synonyms for dementia

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə

Définition of dementia

Origin : 1806, from Latin dementia "madness, distraction, folly," noun of state from dementem, from dementer (see dement). It existed earlier in an anglicized form, demency (1520s), from French démence. Dementia praecox is a Modern Latin form recorded from 1899 in English, 1891 in German, from French démence précoce (1857). See precocious.

noun senility

Example sentences :

The sufferer from Dementia forgets his promises, however serious they may be.
Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero

In prison his dementia returned and he stayed there two years.
Extract from : « In Our Town » by William Allen White

Dementia is the final stage in the cases that become chronic.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

Every type of madness may there be studied, from dementia and melancholia to mania.
Extract from : « Old and New Paris, v. 2 » by Henry Sutherland Edwards

For confirmation, see my "Psychology of Dementia Prcox," p. 103.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

Now in dementia prcox this is by no means a settled question.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

There was dementia, cruelty, stark purpose in his eyes, in every movement.
Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

Three cases may be cited as examples of dementia prcox onsets.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

All these symptoms are also found in the stupors occurring in dementia prcox.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

There can be no question about the resemblance of benign to dementia prcox stupors.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

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