Antonyms for derange
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-reynj |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈreɪndʒ |
Definition of derange
Origin :- 1776, "throw into confusion," from French déranger, from Old French desrengier "disarrange, throw into disorder," from des- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + Old French rengier (Modern French ranger) "to put into line," from reng "line, row," from a Germanic source (see rank (n.)). Mental sense first recorded c.1790.
- verb make crazy; confuse
- Equilibrium is the Universal, or that which has nothing external to derange it.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- This does not derange the numbers, since the order of succession is observed.
- Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
- Any food or medicine that will confine or derange the bowels is to be forbidden.
- Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
- It was in gasps that he muttered, "Bon jour; excuse me if I derange you."
- Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Egad, I've got something to derange the best digestion going!
- Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
- That his pulse is racing does not derange his line of sight, if he has will power.
- Extract from : « Battle Studies » by Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq
- I caught her mind before the shock of your change could derange it and—conditioned her.
- Extract from : « Assignment's End » by Roger Dee
- It has been asked, in what way do you suppose that the affections of a mother should operate to derange the members of the ftus?
- Extract from : « A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 6 (of 10) » by Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
- Unforeseen accidents may derange our most profound schemes of policy.
- Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- It even went so far as to derange all my habits, and to break in, among the rest, upon my opium taking.
- Extract from : « Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders » by William A. Alcott
Synonyms for derange
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