Etymology

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Today it means: Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped. Full definition →

Latin āmentia
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromāmentia“madness; senselessness”
  2. English todayamentia

From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).

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