DEMENTIA


Meaning of DEMENTIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmen(t)-shə, -shē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad, from de- + ment-, mens mind — more at mind

Date: 1806

1. : a usually progressive condition (as Alzheimer's disease) marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often with emotional apathy

2. : madness , insanity

a fanaticism bordering on dementia

• de·men·tial -shəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.