Meanings
nounpseudodementia (countable and uncountable, plural pseudodementias)
plural pseudodementias
- countableuncountablemedicineA mild form of dementia from which the patient (often an elderly woman) may recover.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- 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
- Latindēment-
- Latindēmentia
- Englishdementia
- Englishpseudodementia
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APA
pseudodementia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodementia
MLA
“pseudodementia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodementia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudodementia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodementia.
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