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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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