demente

adj.

1 mad.

2 demented, crazy, batty, dementing.

f. & m.

1 mental patient (medicine).

2 insane person, madman, lunatic, demented person.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: dementar.

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demente

► adjetivo

1 mad, insane

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona enferma) mental patient

2 (loco, chalado) lunatic

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adj.

insane

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1.

ADJ mad, demented

2.

SMF lunatic; (Med) mental patient

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I

adjetivo insane

II

masculino y femenino insane person

sólo a un demente se le ocurre ... — (fam) only a madman o lunatic would ...

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= demented, crazed, certifiable, basket case, insane, maniac.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex. The article is entitled 'certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.

Ex. They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.

Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

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I

adjetivo insane

II

masculino y femenino insane person

sólo a un demente se le ocurre ... — (fam) only a madman o lunatic would ...

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= demented, crazed, certifiable, basket case, insane, maniac.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex: The article is entitled 'certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.

Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.

Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

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demente¹

adjective

insane

¿es que estás demente? (fam); are you crazy o mad?, are you out of your mind?

demente²

masculine and feminine

insane person

sólo a un demente se le ocurre … (fam); only a madman o lunatic would …

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demente adjetivo
insane
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
insane person
demente
I adj Med insane, demented
(desequilibrado) mad
II mf Med insane person
(desequilibrado) (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
'demente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trastornada
- trastornado
English:
certifiable
- certify
- demented
- insane
- mad

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demente

♦ adj

mad

♦ nmf

1. [que padece demencia] mental patient

2. [loco] lunatic

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demente

I adj demented, crazy

II m/f mad person

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demente adj

: insane, mad

demente nmf

: insane person