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derange.

To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/UK/diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/US
  1. To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.

    transitive
  2. To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.

    transitive
  3. To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.

    transitive
  4. To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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).

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