derangement
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derangement (dɪˈreɪndʒmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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
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Word Origin & History
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.
Disturbance of the regular order or arrangement of parts in a system.
Mental disorder; insanity.
de·range' v.
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Example sentences
Half a century ago, when people talked about anti-white racism, it was often depicted as a symptom of a broader derangement.
My husband favored me with a sigh suggesting that the family had long noted my derangement.
Notwithstanding the acute apprehension and general derangement of affairs, there was nothing resembling panic.
Tobacco is said to produce derangement of the digestion, and of the regular, steady action of the nervous system.
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