dementia
pronunciation
How to pronounce dementia in British English:
UK [dɪˈmenʃə]
How to pronounce dementia in American English:
US [dɪˈmenʃə]
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- Noun:
- mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Word Origin
- dementia (n.)
- 1806, from Latin dementia "madness, insanity," literally "a being out of one's mind," from dement-, stem of demens "mad, raving" (see dement) + abstract noun suffix -ia. It existed earlier in an anglicized form, demency (1520s), from French démence. Dementia praecox is a Modern Latin form recorded from 1899 in English, 1891 in German, from French démence précoce (1857). See precocious.
Example
- 1. At the beginning , all were free of dementia .
- 2. But how are we treating people with dementia ?
- 3. I 've been seeing dementia everywhere recently .
- 4. This work could lead to better dementia prevention .
- 5. Easing the burden of caring for a spouse with dementia ?