Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dementation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-men-ta-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of depriving of reason; madness.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dēmentātiō. By surface analysis, dement + -ation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dēmentātiō

Usage

Questions

What does dementation mean?
The act of depriving of reason; madness.
Where does dementation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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