All dement synonyms
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D d verb dement
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- perturb β to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- disquiet β lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- unnerve β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- disrupt β to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- bewilder β If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- madden β to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
- distemper β Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- inflame β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- unbalance β to throw or put out of balance.
- frenzy β extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- derange β to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- unhinge β to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- infatuate β to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- rummage β to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- misplace β to put in a wrong place.
- disarray β to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- displace β to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- muss β a state of disorder or untidiness.
- craze β If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
- discommode β to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- discompose β to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
noun dement
- crazy β If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- screwball β Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- freak β a fleck or streak of color.
- lunatic β (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- fanatic β a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- eccentric β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- crackpot β If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- bigot β If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
- maniac β Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- loony β lunatic; insane.
- zealot β a person who shows zeal.
- crank β If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
- fiend β Satan; the devil.
- bedlamite β a lunatic; insane person