derange

Meanings

Verb

derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
throw into great confusion or disorder
To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.

Origin / Etymology

From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).

Synonyms

perturb, throw out of kilter, unbalance

Scrabble Score: 9

derange is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
derange is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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