derangement
/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ noun C2- The property of being deranged.
- An act or instance of deranging.
- A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
Plural derangements
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Albert had himself presided at the arrangement, or, rather, the symmetrical derangement, which, after coffee, the guests at a breakfast of modern days love to contemplate through the vapor that escapes from their mouths, and ascends in long and fanciful wreaths to the ceiling.
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