derangement syndrome
derangement syndrome noun: one of three mechanical syndromes in the McKenzie method proposed in 1981 by the New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie.
Noun (1)
derangement syndrome (plural derangement syndromes)
- One of three mechanical syndromes in the McKenzie method proposed in 1981 by the New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie.
Noun (2) capitalized: Derangement Syndrome
Derangement Syndrome (plural Derangement Syndromes)
- The acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.
Forms of derangement syndrome
| plural | derangement syndromes |
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| plural | Derangement Syndromes |
Origin of derangement syndrome
Coined in 2003 by Charles Krauthammer as Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) in The Washington Post article "The Delusional Dean".
Questions about derangement syndrome
- What does derangement syndrome mean?
- Derangement syndrome means one of three mechanical syndromes in the McKenzie method proposed in 1981 by the New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie.
- What part of speech is derangement syndrome?
- Derangement syndrome is a noun.
- What is the plural of derangement syndrome?
- The plural of derangement syndrome is derangement syndromes.
Words near derangement syndrome in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: derangement syndrome (page history and authors); Derangement Syndrome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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