dementia
A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain…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.
» Tom has dementia.
У Тома деменция.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Demenz
деме́нцияdeméncija, слабоу́миеslaboúmije
деме́нціяdeméncija, слабоу́мствоslaboúmstvo
(uncountable, usually)Madness or insanity.
слабоу́миеslaboúmije
- mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Examples
26 sentencesTom has dementia.
ruУ Тома деменция.
Multilingualism may prevent dementia.
Багатомовність може запобігти деменції.
Tom is showing signs of dementia.
Donald Trump is suffering from dementia.
Дональд Трамп страждає на деменцію.
This looks like the onset of dementia.
ruЭто похоже на начало деменции.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin dēmentia.Borrowed from Latin dēmentia.
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Forms
plural: dementias / dementiae| Singular | dementia |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- mental deterioration of organic or functional origin:dementedness
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable