senility
suh ni luh tee
- n mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
- n the state of being senile
- No one is suggesting that a crossword puzzle a day will keep senility at bay or that somehow it's your fault if your mental capacity fails.
- Though Reagan promised in 1980 that he would undergo testing for senility if elected, so far he has not.
- He wrote that the cases supported Alzheimer's discovery of a particular form of dementia and that it was not due to senility, but rather an actual disease.