deranged
/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Disturbed or upset, especially mentally.
adj
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of derange
Example Sentences
- "Though Bane's sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn't have any of the Joker's deranged wit, and Nolan isn't interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment."
- "Stewing over recent legal defeats, he [Donald Trump] spent Sunday night posting a series of rambling rants assailing the “completely inept and embarrassing” Supreme Court, the “Deranged” former special counsel, […] and “a Wacky, Nasty, Crooked, and totally Out of Control Judge” who ruled against him."
- "When he was finally arrested, Sutcliffe hoped that by claiming to be deranged he would be convicted of manslaughter rather than murder, and therefore sent to hospital and perhaps released after 10 years."
- "4-14. Reference (b) reports that "there was hardly any part of the boat that had not in some way been damaged." Only one of the four main Diesel engines was not damaged beyond immediate repair. However, the two auxiliary engines (Winton 6-241) were still operable. The port reduction gear casing was cracked and lost lubricating oil constantly. As mentioned above, the submerged propulsion plant was put out of commission due to deranged control equipment and motor damage. Numerous holding down bolts on the main motors, main generators and main engines were reported to have broken."
Etymology
Borrowed from French dérangé.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/
- British English: /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/
Inflected Forms
more deranged (comparative)
most deranged (superlative)