dément

See also: dement

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin demens, dementem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.mɑ̃/

Noun

dément m (plural déments, feminine démente)

One who suffers from dementia, who is insane.

Adjective

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

(about a person) Demented, insane, lunatic.
(figuratively, familiar) Which is beyond reason, unbelievable.

Verb

dément

third-person singular present indicative of démentir

Further reading

“dément” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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