derangement
IPA: dɪrˈeɪndʒmʌnt
noun
- The property of being deranged.
- An act or instance of deranging.
- (mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
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Examples of "derangement" in Sentences
- That's the ultimate revenge against all those w/Palin derangement syndrome. michele cvet
- This must be secret, for to my other misfortunes pecuniary derangement is not the least.
- The U.S. media is sick and deranged, but for some reason surviving the derangement is a presidential test.
- This split is a kind of derangement which must reflect some significant emotional deficits in his childhood.
- That is very likely to have occurred in the case of some of the writers of the New Testament; that there is such a derangement is a fact.
- In another recent issue, Atul Gawande writes that solitary is one of the most harmful methods of imprisonment and often results in derangement.
- Lest I be accused of suffering from "derangement," I'm just wondering.... this is unusual for a present-day administration, so far into its term, right?
- However I don't see how your arguments can be enhanced by the use of words such as derangement to describe the opinions who disagree with you can be at all persuasive.
- But then again I thin we are already there (hint-hint fundamental derangement is showing, defective contact with reality especially as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior)
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