derangement

noun

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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
  • Fannie’s Friends support group: Fannie’s Friends is a virtual support group for adult daughters and granddaughters caring for those living with dementia.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Research has also shown that the drugs may reduce the risk of cognitive decline, like dementia.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dementia
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  • As insurers pull back from areas across the country exposed to climate change risks, where policies aren’t getting renewed is a key predictor of the disruption to come.
    Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Snow and rain will particularly affect routes across the Great Lakes and Midwest, and cities like Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit may see significant disruptions due to both weather and traffic congestion. fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disruption
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  • The legal team for Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September, is considering an insanity defense.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That’s still a bit shy, though, of the insanity that surrounded Stanley cups at their peak.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of insanity
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  • New data gathered by Winstons Beds, which aggregates information from a variety of different noise sources, assigned each state in the U.S. a noise score, revealing which states have the most background disturbances.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Vanderpump Rules star James Kennedy was arrested at his Los Angeles home and booked for domestic violence this week after police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance, the Burbank Police Department confirmed Thursday.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • The sightings have provoked hysteria among residents and fears of in-air collisions with commercial planes and helicopters.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Under the direction of David Tedeschi, the film brings back the tears of hysteria that accompanied the band’s every move in the U.S., and generates some fresh tears from some of its contemporary interview subjects, who tell how the band’s advent changed their lives.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of hysteria
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  • But what of the apologists for madness and criminality, the comfortable sophists who invert morality to score partisan points?
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths Plenty of 2024 movies were of the mind that the only way to respond to a world gone mad is with more madness.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of madness
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  • Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • No one gene, however, determines one’s risk of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • The move has raised alarm during a period of potential instability as Syria navigates its transition away from 53 years of Assad rule.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Geopolitical instability can significantly affect value chains and could jeopardize the viability of key suppliers, many of which are small and mid-sized enterprises in emerging markets, which may have invested less in their resilience.
    Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of instability
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