derangement
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/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
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/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ · /-mɪnt/
Definition of derangement
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The property of being deranged.
“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.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The property of being deranged.
“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.”
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(countable, uncountable)An act or instance of deranging.
“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.”
- (countable, uncountable)A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French dérangement, equivalent to derange + -ment.
Words you can make from derangement
200+ playable · top: ENDEARMENT (13 pts)
Best play endearment 13 points9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
15 words7-letter words
38 words- DEMERGE 11 pts
- EMERGED 11 pts
- ENDGAME 11 pts
- AMENDER 10 pts
- EMENDER 10 pts
- GARMENT 10 pts
- GATEMEN 10 pts
- GERMANE 10 pts
- MARGENT 10 pts
- MEANDER 10 pts
- METERED 10 pts
- REEDMAN 10 pts
- REEDMEN 10 pts
- REMATED 10 pts
- RENAMED 10 pts
- AGENDER 9 pts
- AGENTED 9 pts
- ANGERED 9 pts
- DERANGE 9 pts
- DETERGE 9 pts
- DRAGNET 9 pts
- ENRAGED 9 pts
- GRANDEE 9 pts
- GRANTED 9 pts
- GREENED 9 pts
- GREETED 9 pts
- GRENADE 9 pts
- NEGATED 9 pts
- REMNANT 9 pts
- RENEGED 9 pts
- ENTERED 8 pts
- ETAGERE 8 pts
- GRANTEE 8 pts
- GREATEN 8 pts
- NEGATER 8 pts
- REAGENT 8 pts
- REGNANT 8 pts
- TEENAGE 8 pts
6-letter words
92 words- DEGAME 10 pts
- DEGERM 10 pts
- MERGED 10 pts
- DAMNER 9 pts
- DEMEAN 9 pts
- DEMENT 9 pts
- DREAMT 9 pts
- EMERGE 9 pts
- ENGRAM 9 pts
- GAMETE 9 pts
- GERMAN 9 pts
- GERMEN 9 pts
- MAGNET 9 pts
- MANEGE 9 pts
- MANGER 9 pts
- MANNED 9 pts
- MARTED 9 pts
- MEAGER 9 pts
- MEAGRE 9 pts
- MEATED 9 pts
- MENAGE 9 pts
- MENDER 9 pts
- MERGEE 9 pts
- METAGE 9 pts
- METRED 9 pts
- RAGMEN 9 pts
- REAMED 9 pts
- REDEEM 9 pts
- REMADE 9 pts
- REMAND 9 pts
- REMEND 9 pts
- TANDEM 9 pts
- TEAMED 9 pts
- TEEMED 9 pts
- TEGMEN 9 pts
- TERMED 9 pts
- AGREED 8 pts
- DANGER 8 pts
- DEGREE 8 pts
- DRAGEE 8 pts
- GANDER 8 pts
- GARDEN 8 pts
- GEARED 8 pts
- GENDER 8 pts
- GENNED 8 pts
- GRATED 8 pts
- MANNER 8 pts
- MARTEN 8 pts
- MEANER 8 pts
- MEETER 8 pts
- MENTEE 8 pts
- RANGED 8 pts
- REMATE 8 pts
- REMEET 8 pts
- RENAME 8 pts
- RETEAM 8 pts
- TANGED 8 pts
- TEEMER 8 pts
- ANTEED 7 pts
- ARDENT 7 pts
- ARGENT 7 pts
- DERATE 7 pts
- EARNED 7 pts
- ENDEAR 7 pts
- ENNEAD 7 pts
- ENRAGE 7 pts
- ERGATE 7 pts
- GANNET 7 pts
- GARNET 7 pts
- GENERA 7 pts
- GERENT 7 pts
- NEARED 7 pts
- NEEDER 7 pts
- NEGATE 7 pts
- RANTED 7 pts
- REDATE 7 pts
- REGENT 7 pts
- RENEGE 7 pts
- RENTED 7 pts
- TANNED 7 pts
- TEARED 7 pts
- TENDER 7 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- RENNET 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- TANNER 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TENNER 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- GAMED 9 pts
- ADEEM 8 pts
- ADMEN 8 pts
- AMEND 8 pts
- ARMED 8 pts
- DERMA 8 pts
- DREAM 8 pts
- EDEMA 8 pts
- EMEND 8 pts
- EMERG 8 pts
- GAMER 8 pts
- AMEER 7 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- EDGER 7 pts
- EMEER 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- GATED 7 pts
- GRADE 7 pts
- GRAND 7 pts
- AGENE 6 pts
- AGENT 6 pts
- AGREE 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ANTED 6 pts
- DATER 6 pts
- DENAR 6 pts
- DERAT 6 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- EAGER 6 pts
- EAGRE 6 pts
- EARED 6 pts
- EGRET 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- GATER 6 pts
- GENET 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GRANT 6 pts
- GRATE 6 pts
- GREAT 6 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
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