All demented synonyms
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D d adj demented
- maniacal — of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- manic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- unhinged — having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed: an unhinged gate.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- deranged — Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness.
- bananas — crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
- bemused — If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.
- daft — If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- frenzied — wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- fruity — resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.
- idiotic — of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- maniac — Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- non compos mentis — not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
- psycho — a psychopathic or psychotic person.
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- unbalanced — not balanced or not properly balanced.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- crackbrained — insane, idiotic, or crazy
- schizoid — Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- unglued — separated or detached; not glued.
- whacko — wacko.
adjective demented
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- irrational — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- frantic — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- uncontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
noun demented
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- schizophrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
- raver — to talk wildly, as in delirium.