All dement synonyms
deΒ·ment
D d verb dement
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- jumble β to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- throw β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- needle β a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- spook β Informal. a ghost; specter.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- sicken β disgust
- fuddle β to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- put off β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- throw off β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- psych out β to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
noun dement
- non compos mentis β not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
- madman β a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- neurotic β pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- fruitcake β a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- madwoman β a woman who is or behaves as if insane.
- non compos β not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
- nutter β a person who gathers nuts.
- cuckoo β A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- deranged β Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness.
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- imbecile β Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- nut β the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- oddball β a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, especially one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
- patient β a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- psycho β a psychopathic or psychotic person.
- psychopath β a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychotic β Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- loon β a crazy or simple-minded person.
- nutcase β a deranged person; lunatic.
- raver β to talk wildly, as in delirium.