Antonyms for dementing
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : dih-ment |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɛnt |
Definition of dementing
Origin :- 1540s, "to drive mad," probably from Middle French démenter, from Late Latin dementare "to drive out of one's mind," from phrase de mente (a less technical term than insanitas), from de + mente, ablative of mens mind" (see mind (n.)).
- As in unsettle : verb bother, upset
- As in craze : verb make insane
- As in derange : verb make crazy; confuse
Synonyms for dementing
- agitate
- bewilder
- confound
- confuse
- craze
- dement
- derange
- disarrange
- disarray
- discommode
- discompose
- disconcert
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- disquiet
- disrupt
- distemper
- distract
- disturb
- down
- drive mad
- enrage
- flurry
- fluster
- frenzy
- fuddle
- get to
- infatuate
- inflame
- jumble
- madden
- make insane
- mess up
- misplace
- muss
- needle
- perplex
- perturb
- psych out
- put off
- rattle
- ruffle
- rummage
- sicken
- spook
- throw
- throw off
- trouble
- turn
- unbalance
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- upset
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