derange

verb

de·range | \ di-ˈrānj

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deranged; deranging

Definition of derange

transitive verb

1 : to disturb the operation or functions of deranged by even the slightest damage

2 : disarrange hatless, with tie deranged— G. W. Stonier

3 : to make mentally unsound or insane stalked by a deranged fan

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Examples of derange in a Sentence

being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things

Recent Examples on the Web The show is about two roommates, their extended social circle and their unusual dynamics, and its through-the-looking-glass hyper-sincerety is both enchanting and warmly deranged. — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, "How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?," 14 May 2020 Kate Lindsey, as Agrippina’s deranged son, Nero, spazzed out in a bad-boy style, burying her face in heaps of stage cocaine. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "Valery Gergiev Weighs Down the Met’s New “Flying Dutchman”," 16 Mar. 2020 Wilde tries to play Scruggs with bad-girl swagger but seems merely deranged. — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, "The People vs. Richard Jewell," 20 Dec. 2019 But the story used to sketch in such a bracing and dark vision of social critique and the collapse of civilization turns schizoid and deranged. — Patrick Z. Mcgavin, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Fight Club': THR's 1999 Review," 15 Oct. 2019 Only someone completely deranged and delirious can negate that which the eyes can see. — Washington Post, "Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells world leaders at the U.N. that the Amazon is not under fire, but full of riches," 25 Sep. 2019 Three years later, she is still deranged by mourning. — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, "American Dreams in “The Rose Tattoo” and “Soft Power”," 21 Oct. 2019 It is deranged, its pilot dense with improbable, hand-over-mouth twists. — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, "How The Politician’s Ruthless Satire Misses," 27 Sep. 2019 The new movie, directed by Joachim Rønning from a script by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, is yawningly dutiful in some respects and breathtakingly deranged in others. — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer lock horns in ‘Mistress of Evil,’ an enjoyably deranged ‘Maleficent’ sequel," 15 Oct. 2019

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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derange. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.

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