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
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
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Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Gabriel going missing proves to be deranging to Caroline, and the novel becomes increasingly deranged with her.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
This series is the gripping tale of Paul’s real-time investigation into four murders related to Joe Naso, pitting one of America’s best detectives against one of its most prolific and deranged serial killers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
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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
often offensive
: to make insane
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