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Definition of Deranging
1. derange [v] - See also: derange
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deranging
Literary usage of Deranging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Quarterly Review by Robert Vaughan, Henry Allon (1869)
"... might depart to the infernal regions with- ' out loosening a single nail,
without deranging a single ' pin : all would remain peaceably in its place, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... is the capability of being placed in either a vertical or a horizontal position,
or at any angle with the horizon, without deranging the adjustment of ..."
3. A History of the Life of Richard Coeur-de-Lion, King of England by George Payne Rainsford James (1849)
"deranging their compact order,* the soldiers of the cross advanced towards Assur,
which town, as is the case with many Mahommedan cities, was surrounded by ..."
4. The New Gospel of Health: An Effort to Teach People the Priniples of Vital by Andrew Stone (1878)
"... considered as hospitals—The effects of solitary confinement in deranging the
harmony of mind—Affecting instance of maternal insanity from murdering her ..."