dement
pronunciation
How to pronounce dement in British English:
UK [dɪ'ment]
How to pronounce dement in American English:
US [dɪ'ment]
Word Origin
- dement (v.)
- "to drive mad," 1540s, probably from Middle French démenter, from Late Latin dementare "to drive out of one's mind," from stem of Latin demens "out of one's senses, insane, raving, foolish; distracting, wild, reckless" (a less technical term than insanitas), from phrase de mente, from de + mente, ablative of mens mind" (see mind (n.)).
Example
- 1. Bullous pemphigoid linked to cerebrovascular disease , dement .
- 2. We are now introducing an dement of selectivity .
- 3. This research was carried out in collaboration with kleitman and dement in the united states , among others .
- 4. The european allies were reluctant to downgrade the nuclear dement in deterrence .
- 5. In l960 an american psychiatrist named william dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep .