Synonyms for dementia
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Noun
1. Madness
madness, insanity, alienation, lunacy, craziness, aberration, mania, derangement
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Definitions
- n. 1
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.
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- Plural
- dementias → madnesses, insanities, alienations, lunacies…
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Dementia is a general weakening of the mental powers: the word is specifically applied to senile insanity, dotage.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dementia | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- mania3
- 6 letters
- lunacy3
- 7 letters
- madness2
- 8 letters
- insanity4
- 9 letters
- craziness3, dysmentia
- 10 letters
- alienation5, aberration4
- 11 letters
- derangement
- 12 letters
- dementedness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mania3 = 3 syllables).