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   derange

   /dɪˈreɪn(d)ʒ/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) insane: "that business last month must have deranged him a bit"
   • ▪ cause (something) to act irregularly: "stress deranges the immune system"
   • 2. intrude on; disturb: archaic "I am sorry to have deranged you for so small a matter"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French déranger, from Old French desrengier, literally ‘move from orderly rows’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. derangement noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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