derange
Meanings
verb
- To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
- To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
- To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
- To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.
Pronunciation
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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).
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