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".[1]

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Noun

Derangement Syndrome (plural Derangement Syndromes)

(idiomatic, colloquial) 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
Obama Derangement Syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Israel derangement syndrome envelops the far left: Six examples

References

The copy of the "The Delusional Dean" article from The Washington Post, Friday, December 5, 2003, page A31.

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