dementie — meaning in English

English meaning

• dementia noun A progressive decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning caused by disease or damage to the brain, beyond what normal aging would cause.
• dotage noun Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

Senses

dementie is used for these senses in English:

• dotage Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

dotage — full definition

1. noun Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
2. noun Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
3. noun Foolish utterance(s); drivel.

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