dément

See also: dement

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dementem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.mɑ̃/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Noun

dément m (plural déments, feminine démente)

  1. One who suffers from dementia, who is insane

Adjective

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

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

Verb

dément

  1. third-person singular present indicative of démentir

Further reading

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