derangement
Example Sentences
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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
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
In the 15th century, the befuddled derangement of the English King Henry VI — possibly a hereditary schizophrenia — helped to light the fuse of the Wars of the Roses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
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
