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derangement |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derangement \De*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]rangement.] The act of deranging or putting out of order or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity. Syn: Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance; insanity; lunacy; madness; delirium; mania. See {Insanity}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: derangement n 1: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: {mental unsoundness}, {unbalance}] 2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {upset}, {overthrow}]
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