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derangement

[dih-raynj-muhnt] / dɪˈreɪndʒ mənt /
NOUN
confusion
Synonyms
Antonyms


NOUN
insanity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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You might say he has trade-deficit derangement syndrome, or TDDS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, the tale of silent film star Norma Desmond’s descent into murderous derangement as her Hollywood comeback stays out of frame, is the other.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Moore’s style was middle-class, whereas Squeaky Fromme was a genuine cultist. Moore represented the individual derangement of the period and Squeaky the social derangement,” said Starr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

The chair of the judges, Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson, said the work was "bold" and "engaging" with a sense of "delirious derangement".

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023

As I spoke I tried to read the faces of the officers and others in the room, scanning them for sympathy or anger or derangement.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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