dementia

Meanings

Plural: dementiae, dementias

Noun

mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
Madness or insanity.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dementia.

Synonyms

dementedness

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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