derangement

Example Sentences

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And if you had that kind of a mother — or better, if you are that kind of a mother — the merry derangement O’Hara brought to her performances was soul-satisfying.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

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

Where his alleged co-conspirators displayed varying levels of shock, despair, and derangement, Trump glowered at the camera, creating an indelible photo.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2023

“Breathe” is stormy, even by Oates’s dark domestic-gothic standards, dramatizing Michaela’s grief as it curdles into disorientation and then utter derangement.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

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