derange
English
/dɪˈɹeɪndʒ/, /diˈɹeɪndʒ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
- (transitive) To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
- (archaic) to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone; derail.
Etymology
Derived from French déranger (bother, disrupt, disturb).
Origin
French
déranger
Gloss
bother, disrupt, disturb
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deranger English
- derangiert German
- dérangement French
- déranger French
- ranger French
- desrengier Old French
- deranja Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- deranje Haitian, Haitian Creole
- dérangé Louisiana Creole French