derangement syndrome

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (pathology) One of three mechanical syndromes in the McKenzie method proposed in 1981 by the New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie.