/deˈmente/
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Translation
insane
Word origin
From Latin demens, from de ('away from') plus mens ('mind'), meaning out of one's mind. The root mens also gives English 'mental'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- demens
- English cognates
- mental, demented
Grammar
Masc pluraldementes
Examples
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The character in the film is an insane murderer.
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Nobody believed his insane ideas.
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How do you come up with such an insane plan?
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After the accident, his look seemed insane.
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It was an insane decision that cost him everything.
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