Meanings
adjectivedementing (not comparable)
- not comparableCausing dementia.
He began to deteriorate rapidly from an ill-defined dementing illness, and his confusion and intermittent agitation did not respond to the standard treatments that were tried.
2008 February 5, Jane E. Brody, “A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 May 2021 - not comparableUndergoing dementia.
If one is caring for a dementing spouse then the first relationship to be affected is that with the spouse.
1987, Jim Orford, Coping with disorder in the family, page 146
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*méntis
- Proto-Italic*mentis
- Latinmēns
- Latindēmēns
- Vulgar Latindēmentō
- Englishdement
- Englishdementing
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APA
dementing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementing
MLA
“dementing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dementing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementing.
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