derange
verb (used with object)
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
deranging
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present participleof derange.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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So much so, in fact, that John Wherry, director of the Penn Medicine Immune Health Institute, summed it up this way to Kaiser Health News: “COVID is deranging the immune system.”
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2023
His relationship with painting was akin to that of a besotted lover with a domineering partner: The pleasure is deranging, but the cost to one’s equanimity steep.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022
Because he’s never put himself out there like this, and it’s deranging him because he’s a highly emotional person.
From The Verge ● Apr. 15, 2022
"Covid is deranging the immune system," said John Wherry, director of the Penn Medicine Immune Health Institute and another co-author of the January study.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2021
The cause of the irregularity and violence of Garnerin’s descent was the giving way of one of the stays, which had the effect of deranging the balance of the apparatus.
From Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
