1
as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort things out
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Recent Examples of derange
The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
None of them were deranged enough to crack Williams — though Storrie, on the other hand, was slightly unprepared for the heat their fans brought to the game.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
Verb
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For best results, apply with a damp beauty sponge using a stippling motion rather than sweeping strokes, which can disturb coverage and leave streaks.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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And of how Iran’s preparation for this World Cup has been disrupted, this is definitely among the more minor.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In their letter, the senators cited the approaching El Niño — a periodic Pacific warming that disrupts weather patterns and supercharges marine heat waves — as evidence the cuts are particularly ill timed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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People can decide for themselves whether Wembanyama’s anthem conduct bothers them.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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But at the same time, the people that are bothering me are showing us love.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Some women who filed lawsuits against Ortega reported they had been confused about whether demeaning or uncomfortable actions the doctor engaged in during exams was within the bounds of necessary medical behavior.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Cancers can release this protein into the tumor microenvironment, where the molecule attaches to the T cells and change their ability to communicate with other cells, confusing the T cells and restricting their ability to survive and kill cancer.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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The trouble was that this stance unbalanced him at home.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Others’ unhinged ignorance can be fun.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Woodall knew that dramatically there had to be variety in the way loud sounds continually unhinge Niki.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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The campaign further advises that using phones to film or photograph events could create dangerous congestion and distract other passengers.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The three cats quickly get distracted, though, by the dangling, bright lightbulb and string hanging above them.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In a country to which some came for religious freedom and others were brought to be sold into slavery, the ship unsettled me.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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The borrowing is heavily long-dated, reflecting the multi-decade life the companies assign to their data centers, which loads more interest-rate sensitivity onto buyers at a time when the direction of rates is unsettled.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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