英単語

dementの意味・使い方・発音

dement

英 [dɪ'ment] 美 [dɪ'mɛnt]
  • vt.狂わせる
  • adj.狂気
  • n. 認知症
  • n.(痴呆症)人の名前;(英)デメテル

英語の語源


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.)).

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