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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of derange
Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for derange
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for derange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
Verb
-
He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
-
This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Indiana Democrats lack the ability to break quorum and disrupt legislative processes, like their counterparts in Texas are currently doing, Pierce told anchor Kate Bolduan.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
-
Usually, Alzheimer’s disease also causes personality changes, loss of appetite, and disrupted sleep.2 Sometimes, the symptoms can help a healthcare provider diagnose a person’s specific type of dementia.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
-
If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The refusal by the union to obey the order left many travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport confused and frustrated on Aug. 17.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
-
Those news stories are confusing the timeline for the older stimulus checks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
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
-
Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Verb
-
Denzel is still the tough guy, but he’s not unhinged enough to make a world like this one feel quite alive or real.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
-
At the constitutionally minimal age of 25, Cawthorn was among the youngest House members ever and drew negative headlines over several scandals, embarrassing videos, unhinged rhetoric, and run-ins with the law.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Listen for the signs Notifications, newsfeeds and WhatsApp groups are distracting you from making a difference with your work.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
-
Meanwhile, the Carter administration was distracted by other global events: the Panama Canal crisis, the SALT II negotiations with Moscow, the Israeli-Egyptian peace talks.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Markets are unsettled, geopolitics shows up inside product roadmaps, and investors ask for discipline and outsized growth at the same time.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
-
Revolutions are unsettling affairs, Kurzman, the sociologist, notes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share