deranged

[ dih-reynjd ]

adjective

1. insane.
2. disordered; disarranged.

Other Words From

• unde·ranged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deranged¹

First recorded in 1780–90; derange + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He also declared that "we should throw Jack Smith out with them, the mentally deranged people. Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country."

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Only liberals are interested in listening to this "tone it down" advice, but when your opposition is coming at you with the fury of a deranged chimpanzee, turning the other cheek only gets you killed.

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He acted deranged and demented on the campaign trail and it changed nothing.

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The worst part is that Trump, in all his deranged misery, is still better off than the foolish fans who use him as a role model.

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“I would just like to say to my Republican friends that it’s not deranged to fear this, it’s not deranged to find this alarming,” he added.

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Related Words

• crazed
• demented
• distracted
• irrational
• maniacal
• unbalanced
• unhinged