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de⋅ranged

  [di-reynjd]
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–adjective
1. insane.
2. disordered; disarranged.
Origin:
1780–90; derange + -ed 2

de⋅range

  [di-reynj]
–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; < F déranger, OF desrengier, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + rengier; see range

Related forms:
de⋅range⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅rang⋅er, noun
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de·range   (dĭ-rānj')   
tr.v.   de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es
  1. To disturb the order or arrangement of.
  2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of.
  3. To disturb mentally; make insane.

[French déranger, from Old French desrengier : des-, de- + reng, line (of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots).]
de·range'ment n.
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Deranged

De*ranged"\, a. Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane.

The story of a poor deranged parish lad. --Lamb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : deranged
Spanish: loco, trastornado,
German: verwirrt,
Japanese: 気の狂った
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