derangements

noun

plural of derangement
as in disruptions
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 derangements The film depicts the radical derangements of power, and the kinds of enlightenment that may hold out hope (however sentimental that notion may be), even if somewhere in the distance. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 His style is Olympian on the surface, the ironic detachment of his pictures casting a cold, curious eye at humanity’s follies and derangements. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derangements
  1. disruptions
  2. disturbances
Noun
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in March that the previous disruptions of negotiating rounds had increased distrust in Washington.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Foot-and-mouth disease spreads rapidly among livestock and can force mass culling, movement restrictions, and trade disruptions.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disruptions
Noun
  • The vote, which is veto-proof, was met with praise by animal rights groups and park advocates who have long called for the ban citing several incidents where horses crashed or caused disturbances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Record low quantum errors Quantum computers use qubits to process data, but these are highly sensitive to outside disturbances.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbances

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“Derangements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derangements. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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