What does "derange" mean?
Derange: To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism. A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts. Blair.
Additional senses
- 2.To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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