dément

See also: dement

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dementem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.mɑ̃/
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Noun

dément m (plural déments, feminine démente)

One who suffers from dementia, who is insane

Adjective

dément (feminine démente, masculine plural déments, feminine plural démentes)

(of a person) demented, insane, lunatic
(figuratively, informal) Which is beyond reason, unbelievable

Verb

dément

third-person singular present indicative of démentir

Further reading

“dément”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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