derange
verb (used with object)
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
is deranging
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present progressiveof derange (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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
"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
