1
as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort things out
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Recent Examples of derange
Trump escalates deranged anti-Obama campaign.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Guys like Andrew Weissman, deranged Jack Smith.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Albie and Portia reunite at the airport, where Portia tells Albie that Jack was deranged, while Albie tells Portia that Lucia played him.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
My notes are littered with linkages, some obvious and intentional and some bordering on deranged, all based around still more Oklahoma references.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Guys like Andrew Weissman, deranged Jack Smith.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Albie and Portia reunite at the airport, where Portia tells Albie that Jack was deranged, while Albie tells Portia that Lucia played him.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
My notes are littered with linkages, some obvious and intentional and some bordering on deranged, all based around still more Oklahoma references.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
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Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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He was also accused of disrupting a second informational table hosted by a student group, according to Illinois State University Police.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer The shutdown unfortunately disrupted my weekend plans to check out the FDR Presidential Library in upstate New York, but the gorgeous fall weather in the area was a welcome consolation.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Such hard coaching would bother some players.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … HIT THE ROAD – Duffy responds to trucker who 'couldn't be bothered' to learn English in America.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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This view confuses structure with behavior.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Poor Soil Grass may struggle to grow in soil that lacks nutrients, drains poorly, is compacted, or has unbalanced pH. Test your soil to see if nutrient deficiencies are to blame and to check pH levels.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Candida is part of a healthy microbiota but in high abundance, it has been identified as an opportunistic microorganism, causing a reduction in community diversity, and unbalancing the gut microbiota.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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Intensely creepy and increasingly unhinged, Alejandro Amenábar’s supernatural chiller owes much to Kidman’s unwavering commitment as a distressed, shotgun-wielding mother trying to protect her children from the hauntings plaguing their remote country house in ’40s Jersey.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson headline this unhinged British musical, in which Merlin the Magician (Starr, who also produced) tries to convince Nilsson's reluctant immortal to assume the family throne.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Facilities like Sankofa and Nova House help those recovering from addiction fill their time with activities that distract them from the urge to use.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sirianni tried to downplay questions about the position even when the season approached and the depth chart was unsettled.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the shooting guard spot is unsettled.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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