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Definition of deranged adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deranged

adjective
 
/dɪˈreɪndʒd/
 
/dɪˈreɪndʒd/
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  1. unable to behave and think normally, especially because of a mental illness
    • mentally deranged
    • a deranged attacker
    • At first I thought he was deranged.
    • The plan seemed to be the product of a deranged mind.
    • Deranged with panic, I ran back and forth.
    Topics Mental healthc2
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    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • slightly
    • mentally
    • …
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    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French déranger, from Old French desrengier, literally ‘move from orderly rows’ + -ed.
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