derangement

noun

Definition of derangementnext
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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  1. dementia
  2. disruption
  3. insanity
  4. disturbance
  5. hysteria
  6. madness
  7. schizophrenia
  8. instability
Noun
  • Her grandmother has dementia and has to take 13 different medications.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Her mother, already difficult, is struggling with dementia, hence the road trip, which is meant to resettle her into Robin’s home.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of dementia
Noun
  • Gottfried went on to examine the intricate mechanisms behind dysregulation, including mitochondrial impairment, metabolic disruption and the role of trauma.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Florida law’s lack of disruption may be due to the carveouts built into it.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • This is reminiscent of the famous remark that this is a fine line between genius and insanity.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Then again, believing that to be true might just be what insanity looks like from the inside.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • Officers were called around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to Sutter Street, off South First Street, in the city’s Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood for a report of a family disturbance at a home.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The National Hurricane Center has been monitoring an area of disturbance for several days, though the chances of formation have lingered at around 20 percent for the next seven days.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • The first trailer for the upcoming Beatles 64 documentary chronicling the band’s arrival on U.S. shores six decades ago captures the hysteria that greeted John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all those years ago.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The big picture: Salem got its witchy reputation thanks to the very real 1692 hysteria in which Puritan townspeople turned against one another and executed 20 of their neighbors.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of hysteria
Noun
  • Still, there was a method to Zimmer’s musical madness, which was entirely in alignment for McQueen’s unflinching vision for Blitz.
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Trying to pin down the human mental capacity of being creative or imaginative, and tie that to the human capacity of madness or hallucinating is a tough road to hoe.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of madness
Noun
  • New data presented last week at the 2024 Psych Congress suggests continued improvements in symptoms of schizophrenia with long-term treatment.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The project dives deep into the brilliant mind of Sylvia Frumkin, played by Shira Haas, a woman trapped in the grip of schizophrenia as her family struggles to navigate the mental health system during a New York City blackout.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • The company continues to face risks and uncertainties due to geopolitical instability and market volatility, which could adversely affect its search for a Business Combination.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Call it the awkwardness of the pregame: Peacock’s Kornacki cam didn’t work for about ten minutes, and every hour or so, the Multiview feature would crash, reflecting the instability of the streamer’s new infrastructure.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of instability
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