derange
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
to disturb the condition, action, or function of.
to make insane.
Origin of derange
1Other words from derange
- de·range·a·ble, adjective
- de·rang·er, noun
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How to use derange in a sentence
It has been remarked that stormy weather usually deranges every system of ventilation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreA falling off in the sun's heat makes bad harvests and deranges many enterprises in different parts of the world.
Political economy | W. Stanley JevonsGiven in large quantity, it may cause death, by destroying those functions which in a small dose it deranges.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandStrain inhibits—paralyses—all of the glandular functions and deranges the nervous nicety of adjustment.
The New Glutton or Epicure | Horace FletcherIt deranges more lives, from infancy to old age, than any other pathological condition that can be named.
Intestinal Ills | Alcinous Burton Jamison
British Dictionary definitions for derange
/ (dɪˈreɪndʒ) /
to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
to disturb the action or operation of
to make insane; drive mad
Origin of derange
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