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de⋅ranged

  [di-reynjd]
Use deranged in a Sentence
–adjective
1. insane.
2. disordered; disarranged.
Origin:
1780–90; derange + -ed 2
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth 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 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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