derange

[ dih-reynj ]
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verb (used with object),de·ranged, de·rang·ing.
  1. to throw into disorder; disarrange.

  2. to disturb the condition, action, or function of.

  1. to make insane.

Origin of derange

1
1770–80; <French déranger,Old French desrengier, equivalent to des-dis-1 + rengier;see range

Other 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 falling off in the sun's heat makes bad harvests and deranges many enterprises in different parts of the world.

    Political economy | W. Stanley Jevons
  • Given 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 Headland
  • Strain inhibits—paralyses—all of the glandular functions and deranges the nervous nicety of adjustment.

    The New Glutton or Epicure | Horace Fletcher
  • It 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

derange

/ (dɪˈreɪndʒ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange

  2. to disturb the action or operation of

  1. to make insane; drive mad

Origin of derange

1
C18: from Old French desrengier, from des- dis- 1 + reng row, order

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