Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Derangement"
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) 1.7 (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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