Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derange

/diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
de-range
IPA
/diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.

Transitive verb

verb

To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.

Archaic

Example Sentences

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: déranger, desrengier

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deranges (present, singular) deranging (participle, present) deranged (participle, past) deranged (past)

Derived Forms

derangeable derangement deranger

Synonyms

perturb throw out of kilter unbalance

Rhymes With

change range long-range exchange strange arrange interchange grange rearrange ange mange estrange

Questions

How do you pronounce derange?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/.
What does derange mean?
To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
Where does derange come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce derange

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