derange

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

disturb

madden

unbalance

confuse

perturb

disorder

craze

harass

disarrange

clutter

litter

obfuscate

upset

throw out of kilter

confound

concoct

confect

disarray

discommode

discompose

disconcert

dishevel

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

distract

enrage

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fret

fuddle

heckle

heterodyne

immingle

immix

incommode

inconvenience

infest

intermix

invert

irk

jumble

ken

meld

mingle

mix

mix in

mix up

motley

muddle

obscure

paddle

pester

pother

randomise

ravel

resolve

rile

rumple

scatter

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

stir

stir up

stump

tangle

toss

trouble

tussle

unsettle

drive mad

grate on

jar on

make mad

put out of order

throw together

addle

put into disorder

adulterate

agitate

ail

anger

💢

annoy

badger

🦡

becloud

bedevil

blend

bother

break up

commingle

commix

compound

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

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).