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senility

[si-nil-i-tee] / sɪˈnɪl ɪ ti /




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But don’t count on it to ward off senility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

Colin, an unemployed man in his 50s, and his mother, Barbara, teetering on the edge of senility, have lived in Room 4 for nearly a year, trying to fend off impending indignity.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

He has been accused of senility, stupidity and a wide spectrum of other incompetencies.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022

In the distorted mirrors of social media commentary, every slip is magnified into supposed proof of senility.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022

But in her senility she somehow accommodated the information.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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