SENILE DEMENTIA

Meaning of SENILE DEMENTIA in English

ˌsenile deˈmentia BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a serious medical condition that affects the minds of some old people, and makes them confused and behave in a strange way

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SENILE DEMENTIA — noun Date: circa 1851 dementia of old age especially of the degenerative type associated with Alzheimer's disease
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SENILE DEMENTIA — noun : senile psychosis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENILE DEMENTIA — Pathol. a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENILE DEMENTIA — Date: circa 1851 : dementia of old age especially of the degenerative type associated with Alzheimer's disease
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENILE DEMENTIA — Function: noun Date: circa 1851 : dementia of old age especially of the degenerative type associated with Alzheimer's disease
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SENILE DEMENTIA — ■ noun dementia occurring in old age as a result of progressive brain degeneration.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SENILE DEMENTIA — [senile dementia] n (ca. 1851): a mental disorder of old age esp. of the degenerative type associated with Alzheimer's disease
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SENILE DEMENTIA — noun [ U ] a serious mental disorder in old people that causes loss of memory, loss of control of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENILE DEMENTIA — Senile dementia is a mental illness that affects some old people and that causes them to become confused and to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENILE DEMENTIA — Senile dementia is a mental illness that affects some old people and that causes them to become confused and to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SENILE DEMENTIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alzheimer's Disease was now widely known and recognised as an incurable form of senile dementia …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENILE DEMENTIA — старческое слобоумие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SENILE DEMENTIA — старческое слабоумие
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SENILE DEMENTIA — старческое слобоумие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEMENTIA — n insanity, dementia, dementedness; dementia precoce dementia praecox
Interlingua English vocab
SENILE — senil (-itá)
English interlingue dictionary
SENILE — maas;tigulang
English-Visayan vocabulary
SENILE — adjective Etymology: Latin senilis, from sen-, senex old, old man Date: 1661 of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEMENTIA — noun see: mind Date: 1806 a usually progressive condition (as Alzheimer's disease) marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often with emotional …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEMENTIA — Chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions. Most common in the elderly, it usually begins with short-term-memory loss once thought …
Английский словарь Британика
SENILE — I. ˈsēˌnīl also ˈseˌ- sometimes -_n ə l or -(ˌ)nil adjective Etymology: Latin senilis, from sen-, senex old, old man …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — də̇ˈmench]ə, also ]ēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad + -ia — more at dement 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENILE — (a.) Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old …
Английский словарь Webster
DEMENTIA — (n.) Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Английский словарь Webster
SENILE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — ( n. ) Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENILE — /see"nuyl, -nil, sen"uyl/ , adj. 1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — — demential , adj. /di men"sheuh, -shee euh/ , n. Psychiatry. severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENILE — adj. pertaining to old age, geriatric; suffering from physical and/or mental impairments associated with old age
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEMENTIA — n. mental impairment due to old age or illness (Medical)
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SENILE — ˈse- adjective Etymology: Latin senilis, from sen-, senex old, old man Date: 1661 1. : of, relating to, exhibiting, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEMENTIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad, from de- + ment-, mens mind — more at mind Date: 1806 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENILE — adj of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old …
Webster English vocab
DEMENTIA — noun insanity; madness; ·esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Webster English vocab
SENILE — ■ adjective having the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. ↘characteristic of or caused …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEMENTIA — [ dɪ'mɛnʃə ] ■ noun Medicine a chronic or persistent mental disorder marked by memory failures, personality changes, and impaired …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEMENTIA — [de.men.tia] n [L, fr. dement-, demens mad, fr. de- + ment-, mens mind--more at mind] (1806) 1: a condition of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEMENTIA — chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions, usually owing to pathological changes in the brain. Dementia is most commonly seen …
Britannica English vocabulary
SENILE — senile BrE AmE ˈsiːn aɪ ə l ˈsen-, - ə l ▷ senile|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — dementia BrE AmE di ˈmen t ʃ ə də-, ( ˌ ) diː-, -ˈmen t ʃ i‿ə, -ˈment i‿ə ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SENILE — / ˈsiːnaɪl; NAmE / adjective behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — / dɪˈmenʃə; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( medical ) a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENILE — se ‧ nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: senilis , from senex ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEMENTIA — de ‧ men ‧ tia /dɪˈmenʃə, -ʃiə $ -tʃə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SENILE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of old age (senile apathy; senile decay). 2 having the weaknesses or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SENILE — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of old age (senile apathy; senile decay). 2 having the weaknesses or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SENILE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or characteristic of old age (senile apathy; senile decay). 2 having the weaknesses or …
Oxford English vocab
DEMENTIA — n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
SENILE — If old people become senile , they become confused, can no longer remember things, and are unable to look after …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — ( dementias) Dementia is a serious illness of the mind. ( MEDICAL ) N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEMENTIA — (~s) Dementia is a serious illness of the mind. (MEDICAL) N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SENILE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES senile dementia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN dementia ▪ Mr Allsopp was known to suffer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEMENTIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES senile dementia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE senile ▪ Mr Allsopp was known to suffer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENILE — [adjective] - showing a lack of mental ability because of old age, esp. a lack of ability to think clearly …
Cambridge English vocab
DEMENTIA — [noun] [U] medical - a gradual worsening in memory and other mental abilities as a result of brain damage, rather …
Cambridge English vocab
DEMENTIA — n. Chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions. Most common in the elderly, it usually begins with short-term-memory loss once …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEMENTIA — Synonyms and related words : aberration, abnormality, alienation, brain damage, brainsickness, clouded mind, craziness, daftness, dementedness, derangement, disorientation, distraction, folie, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENILE — n. Function: adjective exhibiting the weakness and loss of mental faculties often associated with old age FF1C; a senile professor …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DEMENTIA — n. [ L. ] ( Med. ) Idiocy, insanity, loss of intellect.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SENILE — adjective exhibiting the weakness and loss of mental faculties often associated with old age a senile professor now unable to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENILE — n. 25B6; adjective DODDERING, doddery, decrepit, senescent, declining, infirm, feeble; aged, long in the tooth, in one's dotage; mentally confused, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SENILE — adj. (of a woman) anile; senescent, decrepit, declining, failing, in one's dotage, doting, doddering, in one's second childhood, dotty, simple, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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