senile
/ˈsiːnaɪl/adjective
उच्चारण सीनाइल
बुढ़ापे से कमज़ोर, सठियाया हुआ
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behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are old
बुढ़ापे से कमज़ोर, सठियाया हुआ
- Her grandfather is becoming senile.
- The old man became senile and could not recognise his own children.
- Some people become senile in their eighties, but many stay sharp.
+ 2 more examples
- The senile patient often asked for his mother, long since dead.
- It is unkind to call someone senile just because they forget a name.
Synonyms doddering decrepit confused forgetful in your dotage
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se·nile
?Which word?
Keep apart senile (weak from old age) and senior (older; higher in rank).
Senile (बुढ़ापे से कमज़ोर) और senior (बड़ा; पद में ऊँचा) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Note: senile can be offensive; prefer 'a person with dementia'.
ध्यान रखिए: senile अपमानजनक हो सकता है; 'a person with dementia' बेहतर है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The medical care of old people is geriatrics; the study of old age gerontology; the period of being weak in mind because of old age dotage.
वृद्धों की चिकित्सा geriatrics; वृद्धावस्था का अध्ययन gerontology; बुढ़ापे से मानसिक कमज़ोरी की अवधि dotage।