# dement
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

dement
* (obsolete) insane, demented

### Noun

dement (plural dements)
* An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia

### Verb

dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
* (transitive) To drive mad; to craze

#### Derived terms

* dementation
* dementor

## Catalan
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmēns, dēmentem.

### Adjective

dement m or f (masculine and feminine plural dements)
* demented

### Noun

dement m or f by sense (plural dements)
* dement (person affected by dementia)

### Related terms

* demència
* ment

### Further reading

* “dement”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛmɛnt]

### Noun

dement m anim
* moron (personal insult implying stupidity)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák

#### Related terms

* demence
* dementní

### Further reading

* “dement”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French dément, from Latin dēmēns, dēmentis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dəˈmɛnt/, /deːˈmɛnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: de‧ment
* Rhymes: -ɛnt

### Adjective

dement (comparative dementer, superlative dementst)
* senile, demented

#### Related terms

* dementeren
* dementie

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈmɛnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: de‧ment

### Adjective

dement (strong nominative masculine singular dementer, comparative dementer, superlative am dementesten)
* demented
* suffering from dementia

#### Related terms

* Demenz

### Further reading

* “dement” in Duden online
* “dement” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Latin
### Verb

dēment
* third-person plural future active indicative of dēmō

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Adjective

dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
* demented, suffering from dementia

#### Related terms

* demens

### References

* “dement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “dement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Adjective

dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
* demented, suffering from dementia

#### Related terms

* demens

### References

* “dement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French dément.

### Noun

dement m (plural demenți)
* demented

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Adjective

dement (comparative dementare, superlative dementast)
* demented (suffering from dementia)

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Related terms

* demens

#### See also

* flokig

### References

* dement in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* dement in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)