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DERANGEMENT

• DERANGEMENT (noun)
The noun DERANGEMENT has 2 senses:

1. a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
2. the act of disturbing the mind or body

Familiarity information: DERANGEMENT used as a noun is rare.

• DERANGEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A state of mental disturbance and disorientation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

derangement; mental unsoundness; unbalance

Hypernyms ("derangement" is a kind of...):

insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of disturbing the mind or body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

derangement; overthrow; upset

Context examples:

his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset / she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living

Hypernyms ("derangement" is a kind of...):

disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)

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