Derangement Syndrome

See also: derangement syndrome

English

Etymology

Coined in 2003 by Charles Krauthammer as Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) in The Washington Post article "The Delusional Dean".

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Noun

Derangement Syndrome (plural Derangement Syndromes) (idiomatic, derogatory, nonstandard)

1. The acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.

See also

• Bush Derangement Syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trump Derangement Syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Israel derangement syndrome envelops the far left: Six examples