Both Uses of
demented
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- But when I begin to cut the shirt the eyes open once more and the cry is in them again and the demented expression, so that I must close them, press them shut and whisper: "I want to help you, Comrade, camerade, camerade, camerade—" eagerly repeating the word, to make him understand.
Chpt 9 *demented = crazy (affected by madness or extreme distress)
- He is absolutely mad for he has to pass through the barrage; but this lightning that lowers somewhere above us all has struck him and made him demented.
Chpt 11demented = crazy
Definition:
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(demented as in: demented lyrics) acting crazy
or:
suffering from cognitive dementia (mental deterioration)