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View synonyms for derange
derange
[ dih-reynj ]
verb (used with object)
, de·ranged, de·rang·ing.
- to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- to disturb the condition, action, or function of.
- to make insane.
derange
/ dɪˈreɪndʒ /
verb
- to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- to disturb the action or operation of
- to make insane; drive mad
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- de·rangea·ble adjective
- de·ranger noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of derange1
C18: from Old French desrengier, from des- dis- 1+ reng row, order
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Example Sentences
Their common Parent, so tender, appears to derange the order of nature to manifest his anger.
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Instead of this, too frequently the child is urged to take more, and thus derange the stomach.
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His vote given without knowledge might derange the whole system.
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Miss Spangles cocked an ear and began to derange the surface of the road with a shapely foreleg.
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The general effect of the change would be to derange the whole of the present system.
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