derange

derange

verb

Definition of DERANGE

1

to cause to go insane or as if insane <being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone>

Synonyms crack, derange, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring

Related Words agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset; annoy, irritate, vex

Near Antonyms calm, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

2

to undo the proper order or arrangement of <the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things>

Synonyms confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Related Words embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutter

Near Antonyms align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

Antonyms arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy