Derange

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈɹeɪndÊ’/
• US IPA: /diˈɹeɪndÊ’/

Origin

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).

Full definition of derange

Verb

1. to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)
2. to cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
• 1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of NationsBoth these kinds of monopolies derange more or less the natural distribution of the stock of the society;
3. (archaic) to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone
• 1782, Fanny Burney, Cecilia, Memoirs of an Heiress"By no means, Sir," answered the Captain: "I shall be quite au désespoir if I derange any body."

Anagrams

• angered, en garde, enraged, grandee, grenade