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demented

[dih-men-tid] / dɪˈmɛn tɪd /


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It’s positively demented, but it’s not insanity for insanity’s sake.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

It is, at times, delightfully demented, a family film with a weird streak — perhaps at times even a slightly sinister one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

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

It’s just another weekly edition of “SmackDown” in Don’s demented mind.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

He said he had deserted the army for self-imposed incarceration in “a giant, demented prison.”

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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