derangement

• État de trouble mental ou de confusion, ou action de déranger le fonctionnement de l'esprit ou du corps.

A noun referring to a state of mental disturbance and disorientation, or the act of disturbing the mind or body.

1. Mental disturbanceC1formal

   A state of severe mental confusion, disorientation, or loss of rational thought.

   Trouble mental

   • The patient was admitted to the hospital in a state of acute derangement.
   • His sudden derangement worried his family and friends.
   • The novel explores the protagonist's descent into mental derangement.

   Synonymescrazinessdeliriumdementiadistractioninsanitylunacymadnessmaniapsychosisunbalance

2. Disruption of orderC1formal

   The act of disturbing the normal order, function, or arrangement of something, such as the mind or a system.

   dérangement

   • The derangement of the body's natural rhythms can lead to illness.
   • The chemical caused a temporary derangement of the nervous system.
   • The derangement of the ecosystem was caused by the invasive species.

   Synonymesconfusiondisarrangementdisarraydisorderdisorganizationdisruptiondisturbanceupheaval

   Antonymesarrangementnormalcyorderorganizationregularitysystem