# derange

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

## Definitions
1. To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
2. To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
3. To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
4. To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/derange