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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane;
- Example: "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
[syn: unbalance, derange]

2. throw into great confusion or disorder;
- Example: "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
[syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Derange \De*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deranged; p. pr. & vb. n. Deranging.] [F. d['e]ranger; pref. d['e]- = d['e]s- (L. dis) + ranger to range. See Range, and cf. Disarrange, Disrank.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism. [1913 Webster] A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts. --Blair. [1913 Webster] 3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane. Syn: To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle; disturb; confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

derange v 1: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him" [syn: unbalance, derange] 2: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter]