derange
verb
[ dɪˈreɪn(d)ʒ ]
• make (someone) insane.
• "that business last month must have deranged him a bit"
Similar:
insane,
mad,
of unsound mind,
out of one's mind,
not in one's right mind,
disturbed,
unbalanced,
unhinged,
unstable,
crazed,
demented,
irrational,
berserk,
frenzied,
maniac,
lunatic,
psychopathic,
certifiable,
raving,
raving mad,
non compos mentis,
sectionable,
touched,
crazy,
cracked,
mental,
barmy,
barking,
barking mad,
round the twist,
• intrude on; disturb.
• "I am sorry to have deranged you for so small a matter"
Origin:
late 18th century: from French déranger, from Old French desrengier, literally ‘move from orderly rows’.
