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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My father handled most of the issues but now suffers from dementia, so there are a lot of unknowns.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
10 July 2025 -
But people with dementia do actually live in the moment.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Food system instability exposes markets to cascading shocks: inflation, trade disruption, insurance losses and sovereign credit stress.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Flash flood warnings and watches stretched from Virginia through Pennsylvania, as communities contended with fast-rising waters and significant travel disruption.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Noun
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On June 11, Lopez withdrew a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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Stines is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation this month, with the defense preparing to pursue an insanity or extreme emotional disturbance defense.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving someone with a gun, according to the department’s initial news release.—
Laura Bauer
July 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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According to Bessette, a preliminary investigation found that a disturbance outside involving a group of individuals led to the shooting.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
Noun
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But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Trump initially sparked hysteria in the financial markets by announcing tariff rates on dozens of countries, including 24 percent on Japan and 25 percent on South Korea.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Just one more game and a chance to make history, then a brief opportunity to rest and recharge before the madness starts up again with Palace’s visit in a little over a month.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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All of that campy madness sets us up for our very first comp, where players must figure out which door the host is hidden behind.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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In another scenario, New Berlin police officers responded to a woman who was loitering and recognized signs of schizophrenia and PTSD.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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On Facebook in 2023, Rudd said he was given antipsychotic medications to treat schizophrenia.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The duo, who started off as Hollywood actresses seen in films like Tyler Perry’s Duplicity and Lifetime’s The Wrong Cheerleader, share the joy of their ministry journey, which included bouts of mental instability and self-images issues.—
Anaja I. Smith,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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This week's snowfall was triggered by unusual atmospheric instability affecting northern Chile.—
María de los Ángeles Orfila,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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“Derangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derangement. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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