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demented

[dih-men-tid] / dɪˈmɛn tɪd /


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“Things were set up to portray him in the worst light possible … he’s been portrayed as a bigot. He’s been portrayed as doddering and demented, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” Posner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s positively demented, but it’s not insanity for insanity’s sake.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Sam Neill stars in “Madness” as an insurance investigator who, sent to find a missing, bestselling horror author, ends up stumbling into the demented New England small town of the author’s books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Last year, for instance, was a “hell hotel,” with rooms themed to demented clowns or terror at sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

And you recall how you plunged with the Founder, the Leader, deep into the black art of escape, guided at first, indeed, initiated, by the seemingly demented one who had learned his craft in slavery.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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