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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
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Future research may explore strategies to support people with challenges in accessing memories, such as people living with dementia or brain injury.—
Utkarsh Gupta,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, this silent gateway to CVD and possibly dementia continues to be ignored by many in our society and not seen outside of the lens of quality of life.—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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Protests over the soaring cost of fuel spread disruption across Ireland on Saturday with many gas stations running dry as truck and tractor drivers staged a fifth day of blockades at the country’s sole fuel refinery and several depots.—
Brian Melley,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Implosion was selected as the safest and most efficient method to maintain the project timeline while minimizing disruption and ensuring the safety of the Brickell Key community.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s nuclear insanity leaves America and allies no room to blink.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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That still leaves the sanity phase of his trial, which will determine whether Fahim — who previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity — faces up to life in prison without parole or being sent to a state hospital for treatment.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Two police officers were injured over the weekend while arresting a man in a domestic disturbance in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, a Miami Herald inquiry showed that officers were called to the home six times from August 2023 to April 2026 for a disturbance, grand theft, animal bite and investigation codes, with the last call being when her body was found, according to Coral Springs police records.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the hysteria comes in.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dating back to Elvis Presley hysteria and Beatlemania, society has a long history of devotion to famous artists.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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No movie-length version of The Shining could have ever captured Jack Torrance’s very gradual slide into madness as well as King’s novel.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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The madness of March came and went and brought glory in April.—
Bruce Pearl,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Brown, a 35-year-old homeless man who previously told police he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, faces both state and federal murder charges in the August light rail stabbing of 23-year-old Zarutska.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The drug is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar depression, and in November, its label was expanded to treat major depressive disorder.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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This, along with warm temperatures and low humidity levels sitting over much drier and cooler temperatures, creates conditional instability.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its response is an intelligent chassis control system that actively suppresses instability during towing.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Derangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derangement. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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