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de·range
(dĭ-rānj′)tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es
1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of: an asteroid impact large enough to derange the climate.
2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.
[French déranger, from Old French desrengier : des-, de- + reng, line (of Germanic origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots).]
de·range′ment n.
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derange
(dɪˈreɪndʒ)vb (tr)
1. to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
2. to disturb the action or operation of
3. (Psychiatry) to make insane; drive mad
[C18: from Old French desrengier, from des- dis-1 + reng row, order]
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de•range
(dɪˈreɪndʒ)v.t. -ranged, -rang•ing.
1. to throw into disorder; disarrange.
2. to disturb the condition, action, or function of.
3. to make insane.
de•rang′er, n.
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derange
Past participle: deranged
Gerund: deranging
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| Verb | 1. |  derange - derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him" |
| 2. | derange - throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" |
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derange
verb1. To put out of proper order:
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Translations
derange
[dɪˈreɪndʒ] VT1. (= upset) [+ plans] → desarreglar, descomponer
2. (mentally) [+ person] → volver loco, desquiciar
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derange
vt
plan → durcheinanderbringen, umwerfen
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derange
v. perturbar, desordenar, causar trastorno.
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