derangement

Example Sentences

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"With Miss Havisham, it's quite interesting to have that at least as 5% of the character: ' I know what I'm doing. I know what this is.' It's not derangement, it's not insanity."

From Salon

It hurts because it always hurts to be shunned — but if it’s any consolation at all, it also really does seem to be about her derangement, not your unworthiness of courtesy.

From Washington Post

Pull the lens back, though, and the movies’ current state of derangement isn’t just understandable.

From Washington Post

In the early 1800s, John Abernethy, a popular London physician, held that “gastric derangement” was the root of all mental disorders.

From Washington Post

Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, called the appointment of Mr. Smith “Trump derangement syndrome, but this time with a gun and badge.”

From Washington Times