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In some senses, demented is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
demented
/dɪˈmɛntɪd/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
becoming, next, old
VERB + DEMENTED
became, looks, think
DEMENTED + NOUN
alien, idea, woman
PREP.
from
ADV.
increasingly
Definitions
adj
1
Insane; mentally ill.
So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly, nakedly, movingly human than he is here.
2
Having dementia.
3
Crazy; ridiculous.
a demented idea
One of these new recruits is Jagger Froid, a demented alien from the Black Hole Galaxy, who dishes out punishment with a laser-sharp tongue.
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So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a m
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a demented idea
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One of these new recruits is Jagger Froid, a demented alien from the Black Hole Galaxy, who dishes out punishment with a laser-sharp tongue.
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I'm in difficulties because of the demented old woman next door wreaking havoc in my fields.
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He's demented.
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She's demented.
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