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delirious

English

Etymology

From delirium +? -ous; see also Latin delirus (silly, doting, crazy)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??l????s/, /d??l?????s/
  • Rhymes: -??ri?s

Adjective

delirious (comparative more delirious, superlative most delirious)

  1. (medicine) Being in the state of delirium.
  2. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

Translations

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demented

English

Etymology

Past participle of dement, from Latin d?ment?re.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??m?nt?d/

Adjective

demented (comparative more demented, superlative most demented)

  1. Insane or mentally ill.
  2. Suffering from dementia.
  3. (informal) Crazy; ridiculous.
    • c. 1990, How to Play Super C (PDF) (instruction manual), Konami, page 4:
      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.
    a demented idea

Translations

Verb

demented

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dement

See also

  • mentally ill

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