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Derange
[
dih-
reynj
]
Origin
de·range
/
dɪˈreɪndʒ
/
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[
dih-
reynj
]
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verb (used with object),
-ranged,
-rang·ing.
1.
to
throw
into disorder; disarrange.
2.
to disturb the condition, action, or function of.
3.
to make insane.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
French
déranger,
Old French
desrengier,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
rengier;
see
range
Related forms
de·range·a·ble,
adjective
de·rang·er,
noun
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derange
(dɪˈreɪndʒ)
—
vb
1.
to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
2.
to disturb the action or operation of
3.
to make insane; drive mad
[C18: from Old French
desrengier,
from
des-
dis-
1
+
reng
row, order]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
derange
1776, from Fr. déranger, from O.Fr. desrengier "disarrange," from des- "do the opposite of" + reng "line, row" (see
rank
). Mental sense first recorded c.1790.
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