derange
Americanverb (used with object)
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to throw into disorder; disarrange.
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to disturb the condition, action, or function of.
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to make insane.
verb
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to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
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to disturb the action or operation of
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to make insane; drive mad
Other Word Forms
- derangeable adjective
- deranger noun
Etymology
Origin of derange
1770–80; < French déranger, Old French desrengier, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + rengier; range
Example Sentences
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Mullin also retracted remarks he made at the time in which he called one of the two Americans killed in Minneapolis a "deranged individual."
From Barron's
The Oklahoma senator previously said Pretti was deranged and was attempting to do maximum damage when he approached federal agents.
From BBC
The senator from Oklahoma also distanced himself from remarks he made at the time in which he called one of the Americans slain in Minneapolis a "deranged individual."
From Barron's
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused the author of a new royal biography of "deranged conspiracy and melodrama".
From BBC
To prove his point, he popped his head back inside the rock and then back out again like some kind of deranged jack-in-the-box.
From Literature
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