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Definition of Derange
1. Verb. Derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane. "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
2. Verb. Throw into great confusion or disorder. "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
Generic synonyms: Disarray, Disorder
Derivative terms: Derangement, Perturbation, Perturbation
Definition of Derange
1. v. t. To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation.
Definition of Derange
1. Verb. to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see ''deranged'') ¹
2. Verb. to cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state ¹
3. Verb. (archaic) to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derange
1. to disorder [v -RANGED, -RANGING, -RANGES] - See also: disorder
Medical Definition of Derange
1. 1. To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation. 2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism. "A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts." (Blair) 3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane. Synonym: To disorder, disarrange, displace, unsettle, disturb, confuse, discompose, ruffle, disconcert. Origin: F. Deranger; pref. De- = des- (L. Dis) + ranger to range. See Range, and cf. Disarrange, Disrank. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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