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derange

de·range

derange

 
 
pronunciation:
d reInj
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: deranges, deranging, deranged
definition 1: to cause to be mentally ill.
Grief had deranged my father, and he no longer recognized me.
similar words:
disorder, madden
definition 2: to upset the ordering or arrangement of.
The war deranged our lives.
antonyms:
adjust, arrange
similar words:
disorder, disturb, perturb, upset
definition 3: to upset the usual functioning or operation of.
Disease deranged her vision.
antonyms:
adjust
similar words:
perturb, upset
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derivation: derangement (n.)