derange
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Definition of derange
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
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verb
- (transitive)To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
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(transitive)To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
“Both these kinds of monopolies derange more or less the natural distribution of the stock of the society;”
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(transitive)To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
“4-16. All lighting was cut off by a close detonation but was partially restored after a short while. Many auxiliary motors were short-circuited or deranged. There were at least nineteen cracked jars in the forward battery and one in the after battery, causing loss of electrolyte and full grounds. All of the electric alarm and telephone circuits were out of commission.”
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(archaic)To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.
“"By no means, Sir," answered the Captain: "I shall be quite au désespoir if I derange any body."”
“A second special was out of the question, as the ordinary local service was already somewhat deranged by the first.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From 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).
Words you can make from derange
127 playable · top: AGENDER (9 pts)
Best play agender 9 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
43 words- AGED 6 pts
- DANG 6 pts
- DRAG 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- EDGE 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GEED 6 pts
- GRAD 6 pts
- AGEE 5 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EGER 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GREE 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- DAG 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
2-letter words
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