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demented

[dih-men-tid] / dɪˈmɛn tɪd /


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Soprano Inna Dukach’s scenery-chewing Vanessa seemed demented from the start, oversinging the role in the small space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“The Pit and the Pendulum,” the first half of the program, translates especially well to this setting, its dark sense of demented confinement keeping my nerves on high alert.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

To step into Horror Unleashed is to walk into a demented wonderland, a place that turns standard theme park warmth and joy upside down.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

I watched Seanie get up and walk across the mess hall, stopping for a moment to say something undoubtedly creepy and demented to a group of freshmen, and JP just smiled and shook his head.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith




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