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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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
Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Written in black and white, the attacks look deranged.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
But in her new album Workin’ on a World, that goodness is now deranged.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023
Clearly, he is deranged.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derange
Verb
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This involved manually disturbing the leg and then releasing it, capturing the resulting oscillations on high-speed video.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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What Is No-Till Gardening? Simply put, no-till is an approach to gardening that avoids disturbing soil in order to preserve its structure.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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When someone has it, their immune system goes into overdrive, producing more antibodies (or immunoglobulins, hence the name) than necessary that disrupt typical organ function.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though relatively small and obscure, the agency plays a vital role in helping to settle disputes so as to avoid labor unrest that can disrupt the free flow of commerce, according to former federal mediators and experts.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was popular enough that fans wanted a solo story, but the studio didn't bother to make it until her character was already dead in the major timeline, then skipped the theatrical release, which Johansson sued them about.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in Sacramento, 120-106; the Mavs led by more than 20 points in the first half, and the Kings never bothered to muster much of a run to make this interesting.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hippler said in the new order bringing more attention to it in opening statements and through expert testimony would add more time to the already lengthy trial and probably confuse the jury.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Snakeheads are often confused with a native species—the bowfin—but anglers can tell them apart by looking at the anal fin, which is much longer on a snakehead.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Amorim’s personnel changes unbalanced an already fragile team.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The land turns from a carbon sink into a carbon source, further unbalancing our planet’s carbon cycle.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was unhinged in the contest, scoring a career-high 61 points, along with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and two steals.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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But on the screen, both Emily and Stephanie were utterly unhinged from the start.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2025
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Too often, however, the temptation to blame individuals or groups for housing ills distracts from the actual debate and prevents all stakeholders from discovering their mutual interests.—
Matt Frazier,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The scientists now plan on developing the technology further, which will include boosting its ability to filter out distracting background noises such as those produced by body movements.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jalen Brunson endured physical play in the Knicks’ 100-94 Game 2 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden on Monday, alarming fans with another brief but unsettling late-game exit.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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And while terrifying movies are typically critic-proof at the box office, audiences tend to leave the theater feeling unsettled, which translates to poor exit polls.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Derange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derange. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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