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Webster 1828 Edition


Derangement

DERANGEMENT

, n.
1.
A putting out of order; disturbance of regularity or regular course; embarrassment.
2.
Disorder of the intellect or reason; delirium; insanity; as a derangement of the mental organs.

Definition 2024


derangement

derangement

See also: dérangement

English

Noun

derangement (plural derangements)

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

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