DERANGEMENT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

derangement

noun

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 The facts of his biography, no matter how outrageous, could not possibly explain the sheer derangement of his output. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Occasionally, the threat of violence, often expressed through all-caps derangement. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 Call this his civil-rights derangement syndrome. — 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 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

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Noun

Roberts has been diagnosed with dementia, and his family is concerned about his well-being.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Studies have suggested that these small doses of movements have health benefits, such as improving cardiorespiratory fitness and even reducing the risks of cancer and dementia.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dementia

Noun

Counsel was enraged that his gambit was foiled by one jury holdout on the insanity argument.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

Larger deployments would introduce greater distances, stronger environmental disturbances, and more difficult communication conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Airman Roger Fortson was in his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on May 3, 2024, when Eddie Duran responded to the apartment for a call reporting a domestic disturbance, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Any team that works out Kaepernick invites an immediate circus of scrutiny and racial hysteria.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The whatever that locked life in the truths of biology, chemistry, physics, far from the hysteria and superstitions of her heart, her family, history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of hysteria

Noun

The director likens his own role on the trip to that of Bill, who is slowly driven to madness by worrying about a particular child, the class punching bag Kenneth (Olof Olingdahl).

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Common sense gun regulations are the only hope for reversing this madness.

— Dan Sweeney, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In addition to fentanyl, toxicology tests detected alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; the muscle relaxant methocarbamol; and quetiapine, a medication primarily used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and, in some cases, depression.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

Noun

Myanmar is involved in an armed conflict and political instability following the military’s seizure of power in 2021.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Lister says the instability brought on by Israel’s actions is a top concern among investors who ask him about opportunities in Syria.

— Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of instability

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