Claire Saffitz

Holiday eating is a study in paradox. You're surrounded by food, but you're so busy shopping and cooking that you don't have time to eat. Then, when your blood sugar dips to the point of derangement, you make a desperate lunge for the closest foodstuff - and the next thing you know, you've eaten an entire box of regifted peppermint bark.

American Editor

Patti Smith

I learned a lot from Arthur Rimbaud. People talk about how he wanted to be a seer and do that through the derangement of the senses. What they forget was that he also advocated, sternly and austerely, that one must be able to go through all that - and then articulate it.

American Musician

Jonas Mekas

There is no other way to break the frozen cinematic conventions than through a complete derangement of the official cinematic senses.

Lithuanian Director

Meghan McCain

I don't think I suffer from Trump derangement syndrome in a sense that I can separate the man from the White House.

American Journalist

Jim Morrison

I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.

American Singer

Emil Cioran

In order to have the stuff of a tyrant, a certain mental derangement is necessary.

Romanian Philosopher

Describes a serious condition, avoid using lightly as a joke.

Mental State

Use with sensitivity, as it relates to mental health.

Not Insulting

Often conveys a somber, clinical observation, not casual.

Serious Tone

Specifically refers to mechanical or functional problems.

Technical Issues

The issue may not be obvious without deeper investigation or expertise.

Not Always Visible

Used in a very specific, mathematical context to describe permutations.

Mathematics Term

Emphasizes that no item is in its original place, not just scrambled.

Exact Order

Typically found in higher-level mathematical or academic discussions.

Derangement