derangement

n.

1. disturbance in the regular order or normal functioning of something.

2. loosely, mental illness or mental disturbance.

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indefinite article

indefinite article

in linguistics, an article (a or an in English) used with a noun phrase to indicate a nonspecific entity or one not previously defined, as in A dog is a wonderful companion or A dog started barking. Compare definite article.