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Variant of derange

derange Definition

de·range (dē rānj, di-)

transitive verb deranged -·ranged′, deranging -·rang′·ing

  1. to upset the arrangement, order, or operation of; unsettle; disorder
  2. to make insane

Etymology: Fr déranger < OFr desrengier < des- (L dis-), apart + rengier: see range

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deranged Synonyms

deranged

modif.

  1. Disordered

    displaced, misplaced, dislocated; see disordered.

  2. Insane

    demented, crazy, mad; see insane 1.

deranged Usage Examples

Object

  • killer: Both of them have been chained to opposite sides of the room by a deranged killer.
  • mind: He wants to know what is going on in Powell's seemingly deranged mind.
  • fan: The Sun today exaggerates news of Kylie being stalked by a ' deranged fan ' .
  • man: He received an award for bravery for his off duty arrest of a deranged armed man who discharged a firearm.
  • woman: Or was the child already dead and there was a deranged woman in there, crooning to a lifeless body?
  • person: Steve Bush usually came on like some deranged person, half Iggy half Ian Curtis.

Adjective complement

  • local: Continue Reading News from Sardinia Spoleto mayor slashed by deranged local By Web Editor.

Modifying Another Word

  • mentally: Steven Miller Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Are you mentally deranged?
  • slightly: I said: I mean yesterday's Standard. I realized I might be slightly deranged.
  • seriously: Armed with a rad pistol and a seriously deranged psyche, Lister II becomes the most terrifying threat the crew have ever faced.
  • so: Simon gets down to some very nasty revenge that is so deranged they haven't found words for it yet.
  • not: His white count was not elevated so as to suggest an infection and his electrolytes were not deranged so as to suggest dehydration.
  • utterly: Gloriously overwritten and utterly deranged, this is legendary stuff, without a doubt the most truly bizarre film in the history of cinema.

Used with why or when

  • when: Did they all think he was deranged when he uttered these pronouncements?

Infinitive complement

  • suspect: I'm absolutely sure no-one here is deranged enough to really suspect foul play.

Present participle complement

  • look: Featuring a deranged looking cat proudly proclaiming ' I know right from wrong.
  • clot: The poorest outcome is predicted by the combination of deranged clotting, edema and encephalopathy.

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