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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dementem.
Pronunciation
Noun
dément m (plural déments, feminine démente)
- One who suffers from dementia, who is insane
Adjective
dément (feminine démente, masculine plural déments, feminine plural démentes)
- (of a person) demented, insane, lunatic
- (figuratively, informal) Which is beyond reason, unbelievable
Verb
dément
- third-person singular present indicative of démentir
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