dérèglement

Definitions of dérèglement
  1. noun
    the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
    synonyms: émoi
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    désorganisation
    the act of causing disorder
    tumulte
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
    agitation, tapage
    disturbance usually in protest
    aliénation, aliénation mentale, bouleversement
    the act of disturbing the mind or body
    bouleversement
    the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
    bousculade, cohue, grand bruit
    a rapid active commotion
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    mouvement
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  2. noun
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    synonyms: désordre mental, émoi
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    trouble d'anxiété
    a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
    aberration, déviation
    a disorder in one's mental state
    trouble de la personnalité
    inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
    désordre affectif, trouble émotionnel
    any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
    névrose
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
    phobie
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
    bosse, enfoncement
    a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
    manie
    a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
    hystérie
    neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
    névrose d'angoisse
    characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear
  3. noun
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
    synonyms: perturbation, émoi
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    ennui, grand bruit, problème
    an angry disturbance
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  4. noun
    electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
    synonyms: bruit, dérangement, perturbation, vacarme, émoi
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    difficulté
    an event causing distress or pain
  5. noun
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    synonyms: agitation, désorganisation, perturbation, remue-ménage, émoi
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    tumulte
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
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    désordre
    a disturbance of the peace or of public order
  6. noun
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    synonyms: dérangement, perturbation, trouble, émoi
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    agitation, trouble
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  7. noun
    a noisy fight
    synonyms: bagarre, échauffourée, émoi
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    bagare, bataille, combat, lutte
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
  8. noun
    a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
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    mal, maladie
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
    maladie cardio-vasculaire
    a disease of the heart or blood vessels
    disfonctionnement glandulaire
    a disorder of the glands of the body
    désordre mental, émoi
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    névrite
    a disorder of the nervous system
    insomnie
    an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
    anorexie
    a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
    sclérose en plaques
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    dyslexie
    impaired ability to learn to read
    affection cardiaque, affection du coeur, cardiopathie
    a disease of the heart
    hypertension, hypertonie
    a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
    paralysie cardiaque
    inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
    mal de la route
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    trouble d'anxiété
    a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
    aberration, déviation
    a disorder in one's mental state
    trouble de la personnalité
    inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
    désordre affectif, trouble émotionnel
    any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
    névrose
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
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    état physiologique
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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