derangement

[dih-reynj-muhnt] Origin

de·range·ment

[dih-reynj-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of deranging.
3.
disarrangement; disorder.

Origin:
1730–40; < French dérangement. See derange, -ment
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derangement (dɪˈreɪndʒmənt)
 
n
1.  the act of deranging or state of being deranged
2.  disorder or confusion
3.  psychiatry a mental disorder or serious mental disturbance

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derangement
1737, "disturbance of regular order," from Fr. dérangement (17c.), from déranger (see derange). Of mental order, from 1800.
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Medical Dictionary

derangement de·range·ment (dĭ-rānj'mənt)
n.

  1. Disturbance of the regular order or arrangement of parts in a system.

  2. Mental disorder; insanity.


de·range' v.

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