Definition of derange
deranged
;deranging
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
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Origin and Etymology of derange
French déranger, from Old French desrengier, from des- de- + reng line, row — more at rank
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