Derangement Syndrome

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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