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Meaning of 'derange' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Derange [ 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.
- To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism.
- To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane.

Meaning of 'derange' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . derange [ v]
Meaning (1):
- throw into great confusion or disorder
Example in sentence:
  • Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order
Meaning (2):
- derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
Example in sentence:
  • The death of his parents unbalanced him

Nearby Words:

deracinate deracinated deracinating deraign deraignment derail derailed derailing derailment derain

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