All dementia synonyms
de·men·tia
D d noun dementia
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- unbalance — to throw or put out of balance.
- derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
- madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
- insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
- alzheimer's disease — Alzheimer's disease is a condition in which a person's brain gradually stops working properly.
- senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.