demência

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demência

/dɨ.ˈmẽ.sjɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim dementia⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

noun

Psicologia degeneração progressiva das faculdades mentais
Similar: dementação
colloquial comportamento que sugere ou aparenta loucura, doidice
comportamento insensato

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noun

In English

dementia progressive decline in cognitive function

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"demência." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/dem%C3%AAncia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"demência." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/dem%C3%AAncia.

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@misc{deme_ncia_2026,
  title = {demência},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/dem%C3%AAncia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}