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Derangement

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de·range  (d-rnj)
tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es
1. To disturb the order or arrangement of.
2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of.
3. To disturb mentally; make insane.
[French déranger, from Old French desrengier : des-, de- + reng, line (of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots).]
de·rangement n.
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Noun1.Derangementderangement - a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
mental unsoundness, unbalance
insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind
2.derangement - 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"
overthrow, upset
disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
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It could not have been otherwise after the terrible derangement of the atmospheric strata, and the dispersion of the enormous quantity of vapor arising from the combustion of
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The confusion thus produced on board, and the derangement of the cargo caused by this petty trade, stirred the spleen of the captain, who had a sovereign contempt for the one-eyed chieftain and all his crew.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Wrench came, but did not apprehend anything serious, spoke of a "slight derangement," and did not speak of coming again on the morrow.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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