demented

Example Sentences

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Who would be drawn into the orbit of such an obviously demented and violent person, a man who has shown himself to likely be a sociopath?

From Salon

Music videos like “XS,” in which she plays a demented home shopping network host, and “Bad Friend,” which sees her playing an anguished salary man, showed off a chameleonic presence and physicality.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s funny, demented and hyperviolent, in a goofy, half-baked way that might be best appreciated in an altered state.

From Washington Post

Her first visit to a nursing home in Santa Lucia dispelled that notion: “It was obvious that many people there were severely demented.”

From Science Magazine

He and Wendy and Danny would see demented things out the window, and occasionally a screaming lunatic would pound on the basement door.

From New York Times