demente

/deˈmente/ · B2 · adj

crazy, insane

🧠 de + mente = out of one's mind; English has demented

Latin dē- (away from) + mens, mentis (mind) gives 'away from the mind'. Spanish mente still means mind, as in mental. The stress falls on -MEN-: de-MEN-te.

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