dementingadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈmɛntɪŋ/,

/diˈmɛntɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dement v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < dement v.¹ + -ing suffix².

1. That drives (a person) mad.

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the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [adjective] > affected by violent emotion

woodc900

reighOE

mada1350

furiousc1374

raginga1425

savagea1450

rageous1486

frenetic?c1550

frantic1561

frenetical1588

impotent1596

transported1600

violent1601

turbulent1609

dementing1729

enfrenzied1823

wild1868

haywire1934

wigged-out1977

1729 R. Erskine Strength of Sin 15 Sin hath a dementing Strength, to make People mad.

1838 R. Mudie Copyright Question 26 Something peculiarly dementing and demoralising to the humbler classes of the people.

1873 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxvi, in Monthly Packet July 13 The dementing demon of the Stewarts.

1929 A. W. Wheen tr. E. M. Remarque All Quiet on W. Front vi. 118 The explosion of mines mingles with the gun-fire. That is the most dementing convulsion of all.

1977 W. M. Spackman Armful of Warm Girl 18 Oh when I so long to see you it's dementing.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 2 July (Weekend Suppl.) 23 The dementing tedium of yoga and Pilates.

2. Medicine. Causing or resulting in dementia; characterized by dementia.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > causing

mad1567

madding1592

extractinga1616

insanea1616

dementating1652

maddening1822

dementing1861

pathogenic1909

1861 D. King Tobacco 114 It goes to show the debilitating and dementing effects of tobacco upon the brain.

1877 Lancet 20 Jan. 100/1 The curse of want.., combined as it generally is with debilitating or dementing disease, must be followed to its haunts.

1895 C. A. Mercier Sanity & Insanity (new ed.) xiv. 360 While the outbreak of mania may be the first symptom of an irregularly-invading dementia, it tends very powerfully to assist the dementing process.

1948 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 5 713/2 Patients with a clinical picture of the simple dementing type [of neurosyphilis], depressions or mild elations improve rather quickly.

1986 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 22 May 1395/1 Discussions of the dementing effects of alcohol are touched on in several chapters.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Dec. 80/1 He told me that there was no evidence of a dementing, neurodegenerative or progressive disorder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dementing
释义	dementingadj. Brit. /dᵻˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈmɛntɪŋ/, /diˈmɛntɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dement v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < dement v.¹ + -ing suffix². 1. That drives (a person) mad. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [adjective] > affected by violent emotion woodc900 reighOE mada1350 furiousc1374 raginga1425 savagea1450 rageous1486 frenetic?c1550 frantic1561 frenetical1588 impotent1596 transported1600 violent1601 turbulent1609 dementing1729 enfrenzied1823 wild1868 haywire1934 wigged-out1977 1729 R. Erskine Strength of Sin 15 Sin hath a dementing Strength, to make People mad. 1838 R. Mudie Copyright Question 26 Something peculiarly dementing and demoralising to the humbler classes of the people. 1873 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxvi, in Monthly Packet July 13 The dementing demon of the Stewarts. 1929 A. W. Wheen tr. E. M. Remarque All Quiet on W. Front vi. 118 The explosion of mines mingles with the gun-fire. That is the most dementing convulsion of all. 1977 W. M. Spackman Armful of Warm Girl 18 Oh when I so long to see you it's dementing. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 2 July (Weekend Suppl.) 23 The dementing tedium of yoga and Pilates. 2. Medicine. Causing or resulting in dementia; characterized by dementia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > causing mad1567 madding1592 extractinga1616 insanea1616 dementating1652 maddening1822 dementing1861 pathogenic1909 1861 D. King Tobacco 114 It goes to show the debilitating and dementing effects of tobacco upon the brain. 1877 Lancet 20 Jan. 100/1 The curse of want.., combined as it generally is with debilitating or dementing disease, must be followed to its haunts. 1895 C. A. Mercier Sanity & Insanity (new ed.) xiv. 360 While the outbreak of mania may be the first symptom of an irregularly-invading dementia, it tends very powerfully to assist the dementing process. 1948 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 5 713/2 Patients with a clinical picture of the simple dementing type [of neurosyphilis], depressions or mild elations improve rather quickly. 1986 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 22 May 1395/1 Discussions of the dementing effects of alcohol are touched on in several chapters. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Dec. 80/1 He told me that there was no evidence of a dementing, neurodegenerative or progressive disorder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1729
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