derange
To cause to go insane or become derangedTo cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
» I'm not deranged.
Я не психічно нерівноважений.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
(transitive)To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
расстро́итьrasstróitʹ
(transitive)To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
(archaic)To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.
- throw into great confusion or disorder
- derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
Examples
39 sentencesI'm not deranged.
Я не психічно нерівноважений. — deniko
Tom is deranged.
Том божевільний. — deniko
deTom ist geistesgestört. — Felixjp
Tom said that Mary was deranged.
Tom said he thought Mary was deranged.
Tom said he thought that Mary was deranged.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengFrom French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).
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Forms
deranges, deranging, deranged, derangedSynonyms
3 synonyms- throw into great confusion or disorder:perturbthrow out of kilter
- derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane:unbalance
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle