derange

Meaning

Verb

To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone; derail.

Origin

From French déranger, from Old French desrengier ("throw into disorder"), from des- + rengier, from reng, from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).

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