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
  • This absurd claim is an extension of their relentless obsession to remove checks and balances within our government.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Opponent Kamala Harris' campaign—which has repeatedly mocked Trump's obsession with crowd size during the 2024 election cycle—shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, of the partially empty 7,200-seat venue.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • Healthcare Machine learning is also helping with analyzing medical images like X-rays and MRIs to diagnose and detect abnormalities.
    Sarath Babu Yalavarthi, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Some affected people have minor physical abnormalities; however, signs and symptoms vary.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • What the current vanguard of intensive parenting appears to reflect is a deepening phobia of diminishing returns.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to needle phobia, he’s identified several hurdles that stop people from injecting epinephrine sooner.
    Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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
  • By Alice Park October 30, 2024 7:43 AM EDT People with schizophrenia now have a new drug to treat the neuropsychiatric condition.
    Alice Park, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • He was hospitalized several times for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and often wore military-style boots (like the print found at at least one of the crime scenes).
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 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
  • Michelle Nijhuis Life in the Ruins Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
    The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Is this supernatural, paranormal, evil — or some kind of mass delusion?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of delusion
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