CEFR B2

deranged

verb

Meaning

To make someone unable to think clearly or behave normally, often due to stress or mental illness.

Examples

The trauma of the accident appeared to derange him.
She worried that the isolation would derange her mind.

Synonyms: unsettle, disturb, unhinge, madden

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deranged (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪˈreɪndʒ/

Definition

To make someone unable to think clearly or behave normally, often due to stress or mental illness.

Examples

The trauma of the accident appeared to derange him.
She worried that the isolation would derange her mind.
He claimed the strange lights were trying to derange him.

How to Use deranged

derange someone (prepositional phrase): To make someone mentally unstable or unable to think clearly. — "The isolation threatened to derange her."
derange someone's mind (collocation): To cause someone to become mentally ill or unable to think rationally. — "The horrific events of the war seemed to derange his mind."

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