What does derange mean?

Definitions for derange
dɪˈreɪndʒde·range

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unbalance, derangeverb

    derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

    "The death of his parents unbalanced him"

  2. perturb, derange, throw out of kilterverb

    throw into great confusion or disorder

    "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"

Wiktionary

  1. derangeverb

    to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)

  2. derangeverb

    to cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state

  3. derangeverb

    to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone

  4. Etymology: From déranger, from desrengier, from des- + rengier, from reng, from a Germanic source. See rank#Noun (noun).

ChatGPT

  1. derange

    1) In mathematics, a derangement is a permutation of the elements of a set, such that no element appears in its original position. 2) More broadly, to derange is to cause disorder or disruption. It could be used to describe the disruption of a system, plan, or order. It can also refer to causing someone to behave irrationally or disturbing their mental state.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Derangeverb

    to put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation

  2. Derangeverb

    to disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism

  3. Derangeverb

    to disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Derange

    de-rānj′, v.t. to put out of place or order: to disorder.—p.adj. Deranged′, disordered: insane.—n. Derange′ment, disorder; insanity. [Fr. déranger (L. dis), asunder, and ranger, to rank.]

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  1. angered

  2. en garde

  3. enraged

  4. grandee

  5. grenade

  6. gerenda

  7. gardeen

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of derange in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of derange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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