derange

verb

di-ˈrānj How to pronounce derange (audio)
Definition of derangenext
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 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 political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 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 See All Example Sentences for derange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
  1. disturb
  2. disrupt
  3. bother
  4. confuse
  5. unbalance
  6. unhinge
  7. distract
  8. unsettle
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  • Out of competition The world of elite sports is taken to disturbing new heights full of brutality and painful ambition in the new film from Nikias Chryssos (The Bunker, Rave On, A Pure Place).
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • When walking down the charming Main Street, you won't be disturbed by honking or traffic since the island has banned cars since 1898.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of disturb
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  • The Great Depression disrupted plans for a second, 81-story tower (complete with rooftop dirigible launch).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • For its next act, Dibs is entering the complexion market with a plan to disrupt the concealer category.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • Lowe’s marginal position in Britain doesn’t seem to bother his allies in the United States.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • She couldn’t be bothered to hear half of the testimony about carriage horses.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of bother
Verb
  • Still, don’t confuse harmony with everyone silently knowing the plan.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • Large-scale solar farms cause habitat loss, fragment ecosystems, and confuse wildlife with reflective panels, while concentrated solar can vaporize birds.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of confuse
Verb
  • Denying the Wave a crucial 1-0 lead, no teammate could convert on a bright drive and dish by speedster Ludmila that unbalanced Seattle’s defense.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of unbalance
Verb
  • His reaction to these setbacks is unhinged, to say the least.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • There were stretches when it could easily have been argued that Rick and Morty was the loopiest and most creatively unhinged (in a good way) show on television.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of unhinge
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  • Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In the context of tens of thousands of DPS students who aren’t making gains quickly enough to ever meet proficiency levels, such fanfare is essentially distracting braggadocio.
    — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of distract
Verb
  • Baldur is more circumspect, irked at having temporarily lost his boat in the mishap, and unsettled by Helge’s teasing manner, which could be interpreted as either adversarial or flirtatious.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Rents and homelessness are at all-time highs, subways are unsettled, deodorant is locked up.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of unsettle

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