Derangement
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The property of being deranged. countable, uncountable
"His [James Stewart's] postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover."
- 2 the act of disturbing the mind or body wordnet
- 3 An act or instance of deranging. countable, uncountable
"Young as he was at the time, he had seen the imprudence of Mr. Granard's way of living; he had often remonstrated, and the death of his father, with the subsequent derangement of his affairs, had alone prevented his following up his advice with such assistance as would have made it effectual."
- 4 a state of mental disturbance and disorientation wordnet
- 5 A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position. countable, uncountable
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More examples"Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome!"
Etymology
Borrowed from French dérangement, equivalent to derange + -ment.
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