deranged 1 of 2

often offensive

deranged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of derange

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deranged
Adjective
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Visitors will come face-to-face with Leatherface and the deranged Sawyer family amid the deafening roar of chainsaws in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre haunted house. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025 Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast. John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
Verb
And Kiritsis, as Skarsgård plays him (with a jittery but logical fast-talk fervor that makes this one of the actor’s two or three most potent performances), is a very different figure than the real Tony Kiritisis, who was older and more visibly deranged. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 Fans are even speculating that Swift may drop the first single from her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, in the series finale—which seems deranged, but weirder things have happened. Olivia Petter, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deranged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deranged
Adjective
  • Brown's attorneys had said Brown could at times appear psychotic.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Psychologists and psychiatrists are scrambling to better understand how use of chatbots can fuel delusions and drive psychotic episodes.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Phoenix’s crazed, killer Batman villain is back, and he’s now joined by Lady Gaga as the equally insane Harley Quinn.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Europe accelerated spending on renewables and energy efficiency after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted natural gas supplies.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Malik Heath’s insane toe-tap grab on the sideline, which was reversed after video replay review, was a massive 37-yard swing for the Packers during the drive.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • None of their other work, arguably, has had the seismic impact or inspires the same insane quotability as This Is Spinal Tap.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vic and Cali hadn’t wanted a wedding, but this had disturbed Vic’s parents.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Some civil servants working to bolster democracy around the world and at home, for example, were disturbed by shifts in foreign policy.
    Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • It should not be confused with Article 5, the cornerstone of the alliance, which states an armed attack on one NATO ally will be considered an act of violence against all members and prompt assistance to the member concerned.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Awards are both mad and lovely.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And of course, mad love and respect to Adam Yauch, Oscilloscope’s co-founder, filmmaker and Beastie Boy forever.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And among the three alternating points of view is one possibly unhinged bookseller.
    Susan Coll September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For those who never got sick of watching Dunder Mifflin’s few sane employees stare exasperatedly into the camera as one of its certifiable weirdos did something unhinged, there’s a good amount of that here, too.
    Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Deranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deranged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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