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derangement

derangement

1 8.5
A severe state when someone cannot think clearly or control their mind
  • noun
  • /dɪˈreɪndʒmənt/
  • Specialized
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  • And isn't hysteria a form of mental derangement?
  • mental derangement

And they suffer from massive Trump Derangement syndrome, TDs.

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Examples

  • His constant anxiety over trivial matters spiraled into a mental derangement that affected his relationships.

  • The sudden loss of her job led to a state of derangement where she could not focus on anything else.

  • I'll answer that, There have been cases of people who, through some mental derangement, have come to believe they were vampires,

  • His mental derangement is of a relative, or at least a sporadic, kind.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Sections V and VII trace the source and growth of Ollie's mental derangement, which, in retrospect, appears not only understandable but reasonable.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The spatial rhetoric of Ollie's narrative reverses the reader's notions of center and margin, and eventually reveals the second half of the narrative to be a metaphorical journey back to the traumatic events that caused Ollie's mental derangement.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The doctor explained that intense stress could result in a derangement of normal thinking patterns.

Synonyms

disorder
vsderangement
  • Specialized
449 4.3

A health condition in which the body or mind do not work normally

is specifically a severe mental breakdown rather than any general bodily condition
confusion
vsderangement
389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

is a deeper condition causing persistent severe disturbance rather than temporary unclear thought
disarray
vsderangement
24 4.8

A state when the mind is confused and not thinking clearly

is more intense and suggests profound disturbance rather than simple untidiness
mental disorder
vsderangement
  • Specialized
20 3.3

A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving

is the more acute form stressing severe breakdown of mental functioning
disorientation
vsderangement
18 6.7

Feeling confused about where you are, who you are, or what is real

is broader, indicating overall severe mental disruption beyond spatial or self confusion
discombobulation
vsderangement
  • Informal
1 9.8

A feeling of confusion and embarrassment that makes it hard to think

is a more serious and clinical kind of severe mental disruption
mental abnormality
vsderangement
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A condition where a person's thinking or feelings work very differently from usual and cause problems

is a more violent or severe disruption rather than a simple deviation
mental unsoundness
vsderangement
  • Formal
8.5

A state where a person's mind is not working well and they cannot think or act normally

is more extreme, denoting severe disruption of normal mental functioning
unbalance
vsderangement
6.8

A feeling of being mentally or emotionally unstable

is a stronger state showing deep disturbance rather than general instability
muddlement
vsderangement
7.9

A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy

is more severe and implies major breakdown of normal mental processes

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

How Severe

derangement
  • Specialized
1 8.5
disorder
  • Specialized
449 4.3
disturbance
  • Specialized
80 4.1
confusion
389 1.8

Surface Forms

derangement singular
derangements plural

Morphology

derangement = derange (transparent) = derange + ment

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'derange' with the productive suffix '-ment', yielding 'a state or result of being deranged'.

Etymology

Derangement comes from the old French parts de- ('away') and range ('order'), which together meant to put something 'out of order'. So, when used about the mind, a derangement is when the mind is 'out of order' and confused.