dementing
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dementing (not comparable)
- Causing dementia.
- 2008 February 5, Jane E. Brody, “A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit”, in New York Times[1]:
- He began to deteriorate rapidly from an ill-defined dementing illness, and his confusion and intermittent agitation did not respond to the standard treatments that were tried.
- Undergoing dementia.
- 1987, Jim Orford, Coping with disorder in the family, page 146:
- If one is caring for a dementing spouse then the first relationship to be affected is that with the spouse.