deranging

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deranging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Derange \De*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deranged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Deranging.] [F. d['e]ranger; pref. d['e]- = d['e]s-
     (L. dis) + ranger to range. See Range, and cf.
     Disarrange, Disrank.]
     1. To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper
        arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder,
        confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange;
        as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of
        a nation.
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     2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or
        the whole of a machine or organism.
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              A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts.
                                                    --Blair.
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     3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the
        intellect; to render insane.
  
     Syn: To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle; disturb;
          confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert.
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