認知症 — 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

認知症 is used for these senses in English:

• dementia (pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
• 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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