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/dɪˈɹeɪndʒd/ · der·anged
verb
- To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged. The traumatic event deranged her mental state.
- To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state. The new policy deranged the company's finances.
- To disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone; derail. The unexpected rainstorm deranged our outdoor plans.
adjective
- Disturbed or upset, especially mentally. The patient was deranged and required immediate medical attention.
- Insane. The deranged individual was a threat to public safety.
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Did you know? The word 'deranged' has been used to describe the mental state of characters in several famous works of literature, including Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'.