dementedness

noun

Definition of dementednessnext
as in obsession

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  1. obsession
  2. abnormality
  3. phobia
  4. senile dementia
  5. schizophrenia
  6. unsoundness
  7. delusion
Noun
  • To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Is this tied in at all with Rob’s obsession with historical accuracy?
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • My hair could fairly be described as blond, red, or brown, depending on the light and the time of year, and because of a benign genetic abnormality, my left eye is the muddy color of a New England pond, while my right is a bright, cool blue.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.
    Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • On the contrary, hypnosis is a healing tool that helps people with anxiety, phobias, and everything in between.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Unexplained phobias or aversions have also been thought to have been transferred over from a past existence.
    Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of phobia
Noun
  • Patients with vascular dementia had the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 — with odds more than three times higher — followed by patients with presenile dementia, senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic dementia.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Many suffered from senile dementia or other debilitating conditions, and the intent was to protect them from injury in accidental falls.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
Definition of senile dementia
Noun
  • At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of schizophrenia
Noun
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Definition of unsoundness
Noun
  • As Sara’s delusions start to involve the game show’s host and live studio audience on TV start to mock her, her refrigarator also comes alive and attacks her.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Yet everything that goes up must come down, and hubris is one of the major symptoms of delusions of grandeur.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of delusion
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