Both Uses
demented
in
Lord of the Flies
(Edited)
- One piglet, with a demented shriek, rushed into the sea trailing Roger's spear behind it.
p. 134.5demented = insane
- Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.
p. 152.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(demented as in: demented lyrics) acting crazy
or:
suffering from cognitive dementia (mental deterioration) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)