Meaning of Derangement | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The property of being deranged.
   countable, uncountable
2. An act or instance of deranging.
   countable, uncountable
3. A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“His [James Stewart's] postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like⟳ ground Hanks is willing to cover⟳.”

“Young as he was at the time, he had seen the imprudence of Mr. Granard's way of living; he had often remonstrated, and the death of his father, with the subsequent derangement of his affairs, had alone prevented his following up his advice with such assistance as would have⟳ made it effectual.”

“8-1. On 21 April 1943, while operating off the Malay Peninsula during her sixth war patrol, GRENADIER sustained heavy damage⟳ to the after portion of the ship as the result⟳ of a Japanese aircraft depth bomb attack. The most serious casualty which occurred, and which directly caused GRENADIER'S loss, was the complete⟳ immobilization of her propulsion plant⟳ due to derangement of the main control⟳ cubicle and severe misalignment of the propeller shafting. All efforts by ship's force⟳ to effect emergency repairs were unsuccessful. Early the next morning, GRENADIER was abandoned and scuttled by her own⟳ crew to prevent⟳ imminent capture⟳ by an approaching Japanese merchant ship.”

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