1
as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
given powerful drugs to treat his derangement
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as in disruption
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the derangement of the carefully organized event by a single freak accident
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Recent Examples of derangement
Call this his civil-rights derangement syndrome.
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Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Age and bitterness appear to have compounded the narcissism and egomania to produce derangement.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Now, after having been canceled and reborn, the show has lost its signature sense of derangement, and there’s something a little sad about that.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Boycotting the Arts to show you support the Arts is a form of derangement syndrome.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
President doubled down on criticism What is 'Trump derangement syndrome' about?
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The great derangement The Indian government has ignored numerous pleas to reconsider and abandon the project and instead moved to change the facts on the ground.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Tourism is a wonderful spectacle of mass derangement.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Age and bitterness appear to have compounded the narcissism and egomania to produce derangement.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Now, after having been canceled and reborn, the show has lost its signature sense of derangement, and there’s something a little sad about that.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Boycotting the Arts to show you support the Arts is a form of derangement syndrome.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
President doubled down on criticism What is 'Trump derangement syndrome' about?
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The great derangement The Indian government has ignored numerous pleas to reconsider and abandon the project and instead moved to change the facts on the ground.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Tourism is a wonderful spectacle of mass derangement.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derangement
Noun
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But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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His wife recently raised more than $90,000 through GoFundMe to support his move into memory care following a dementia diagnosis.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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In past years, that has created openings for disruptions in the lobby and other public spaces, including protests in which security moved to remove guests who unfurled banners or staged demonstrations.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who sits on the Housing and Homelessness Committee, said Friday the recommendations are intended to better align the city’s homelessness response with local needs while avoiding service disruptions and improving long-term coordination.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The assassination attempt failed — and Hinckley was arrested, tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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His acquittal, which led to a public outcry, had an impact on the federal insanity defense — leading to a shift in the burden of proof.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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About 4% of those students — or roughly 300,000 students — are labeled with emotional disturbance.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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And that’s why there was a minor case of hysteria when Hillsborough County officials recently suggested the team’s June 1 deadline of finalizing the agreement would not likely be accommodated.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The series has devolved into a hysteria that the young and arrogant Timberwolves feed on since that first quarter of Game 2.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The priests argued that madness was a punishment from the gods and that healing came through repentance, along with sacrifices that helped maintain the temple’s operations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The final round of fixtures on Saturday is going to be madness.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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For Whitman, an Army veteran living with schizophrenia, that structure has become part of everyday life.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company, Tortugas Neuroscience, launched Tuesday with plans to develop two schizophrenia and tinnitus drugs licensed from Chinese drugmaker Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over the past several years, firms have faced a rapid succession of shocks, from inflation and rising interest rates to recurring fears of recession and geopolitical instability.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Returning to Haiti and Syria is out of the question for many people because those countries remain wracked with violence and instability, said Sejal Zota, co-founder and legal director of Just Futures Law.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Derangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derangement. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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