What does derange mean?
Definitions for derange
dɪˈreɪndʒde·range
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Princeton's WordNet
unbalance, derangeverb
derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
"The death of his parents unbalanced him"
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
derangeverb
to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)
derangeverb
to cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
derangeverb
to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone
Etymology: From déranger, from desrengier, from des- + rengier, from reng, from a Germanic source. See rank#Noun (noun).
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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
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
Derangeverb
to disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism
Derangeverb
to disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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—dé (L. dis), asunder, and ranger, to rank.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of derange in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of derange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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