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demented
adjective /dɪˈmen.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ Definition
› unable to think or act clearly because you are extremely worried, angry, or excited by something: She was nearly demented with worry when her son didn't come home.Becoming too excited and easily upsetAnxious and worried › old-fashioned or informal crazy: The man is demented - he's going to wreck the whole operation.Of unsound mindStupid and silly dementedly
/-li/ adverb Of unsound mindStupid and silly
(Definition of demented adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Becoming too excited and easily upset
Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- highly strung adjective
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterical adjective
- hysterics noun
- overeager adjective
- overwrought adjective
- sensitive adjective (UPSET)
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
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