demente — meaning in English

English meaning

• demented adjective Affected by dementia, or more informally, behaving in a wild or unhinged way.
• lunatic noun A person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).

Senses

demente is used for these senses in English:

• demented Insane; mentally ill.
• lunatic An insane person.

lunatic — full definition

1. noun A person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).
2. adj Crazy, reckless, or completely irrational.