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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2
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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Noun
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Over the past 20 years, multisensory stimulation has been evaluated as a non-pharmacological intervention for people living with dementia and other persons with disabilities.—
Anne Ferguson,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025 -
Feline dementia, dental disease, or arthritis can also keep your kitty up at night.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Airspace disruptions were most severe on Friday in the region after Israel halted overflights and Iran ceased operations at its main airport in Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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There are many facets from which to view the disruption.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Walter refused to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Third, and this is key: Do not give in to insanity.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2025
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The talk started in earnest in the fall of 2023, although even then there were signs of potential long-term disturbance.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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What To Know On June 12, four individuals escaped and entered Delaney Hall following reports of disturbances related to the food quality and conditions inside the facility.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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An Early Frost attempted the nearly impossible: Transform hysteria into empathy.—
Hal Rubenstein,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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While posed as being about a threat from without, this U.S. hysteria had everything to do with domestic realities.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
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The there is the early childhood of the people she’s been visiting, most of whom are now in their late 80s or 90s — the innocent pre-World War II days before the round-ups, the concentration camps, the madness, the murder.—
Christine DiMattei,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Irresistible madness: Boca Juniors and Benfica see red, Chelsea ease past LAFC Now then.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Her mom rarely left bed because the medication that tamed her schizophrenia made her lethargic.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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With less qualified experts to treat mental health conditions, more Americans could suffer from drug overdoses and mental conditions like schizophrenia.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Advertisement Strikes reinforce Chinese view of U.S. instability China already saw the U.S. under the Trump Administration as an unstable partner, particularly after Trump slammed the world with staggering tariff rates before abruptly reversing course.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Any signs of instability or elite fragmentation during succession will be closely watched by allies and adversaries alike.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Derangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derangement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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