amentia

noun

amen·​tia (ˌ)ā-ˈmen(t)-sh(ē-)ə 

(ˌ)ä-

dated

: intellectual disability

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, madness, from ament-, amens mad, from a- (from ab-) + ment-, mens mind — more at mind

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

amentia

noun

amen·​tia (ˈ)ā-ˈmen-ch(ē-)ə  (ˈ)ä- 

dated

: intellectual disability