deranged; deranging
1
: to disturb the operation or functions of
deranged by even the slightest damage
2
: disarrange
hatless, with tie deranged—
G. W. Stonier
G. W. Stonier3
: to make mentally unsound
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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 things out
Recent Examples on the Web
Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
The busy, fevered covers—everyone looks deranged—practically shout for a browser’s attention, in contrast to the subtler ones gracing later Clowes books like Wilson (2010) and Patience (2016).
—Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Where could a show this beautifully deranged go from here?
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
Terriers are deranged animals who could probably teach us a lot about how brains pointlessly track small movements and changes; these traits of theirs far exceed those needed to hunt small rustling prey.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Eventually this damage can derange cells enough to result in cancer.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The theme of restive youth deranged by suburban propriety was one that Cookie, born Dorothy Karen Mueller in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, knew all too well.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
The busy, fevered covers—everyone looks deranged—practically shout for a browser’s attention, in contrast to the subtler ones gracing later Clowes books like Wilson (2010) and Patience (2016).
—Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Where could a show this beautifully deranged go from here?
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
Terriers are deranged animals who could probably teach us a lot about how brains pointlessly track small movements and changes; these traits of theirs far exceed those needed to hunt small rustling prey.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Eventually this damage can derange cells enough to result in cancer.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
The theme of restive youth deranged by suburban propriety was one that Cookie, born Dorothy Karen Mueller in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, knew all too well.
—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
French déranger, from Old French desrengier, from des- de- + reng line, row — more at rank entry 1
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near derange
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derange. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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derange
verb
de·range
di-ˈrānj 
deranged; deranging
1
: to put out of order : disarrange
hair deranged by the wind
2
: to make insane
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