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
The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 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
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 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
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
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Most were for assault of police officers while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Closure of the strait, at the southern end of the Red Sea and a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, could significantly disrupt global trade.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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The British Museum elected to postpone a Jewish Culture Month event that was scheduled to take place last Thursday, May 28th due to concerns that the talk—a lecture on Ancient Israel and Judah—might be disrupted by protests.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
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This was a club that embraced African players before much of Europe bothered to scout the continent seriously.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In my dream world where Emmys voters bother to watch Bait, Khan is a shoo-in.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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And then beyond that, there’s Hackney Wick, which is not to be confused with traditional Hackney, also on the canal, filled with very cool community initiatives.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Because of their similar flowers, this plant is sometimes confused with bigleaf hydrangea.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
29 May 2026
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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The trouble was that this stance unbalanced him at home.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Woodall knew that dramatically there had to be variety in the way loud sounds continually unhinge Niki.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Why Jalapeño Sauvignon Blanc Works Jalapeños in wine may sound unhinged, but Sauvignon Blanc is probably the white wine best built for the experiment.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Johnson insisted to reporters in Chicago that his international excursion will not distract him from the pressing issues back home, including the final week of Springfield’s legislative session.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The uncertainty on election night capped a race that remained crowded and unsettled to the end.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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But Hyd unsettles this arrangement with their deadpan affect, playing the part of a mourning truth-seeker trying to live in the moment.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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