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All demented synonyms

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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.
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