deranged
/di'reindʤd/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Mentally disturbed or insane: Describes a person whose mind is severely disordered, making them unable to think or act rationally or normally.
- Out of order; not functioning correctly: (Less common, often technical) Describes a system, especially a mechanical one, that is not working properly or is in a state of disarray.
Usage and Examples
Adjective (Mentally disturbed):
- The deranged man was shouting at people on the street.
- She was declared mentally deranged and unfit to stand trial.
- The killer's actions were clearly those of a deranged individual.
Adjective (Out of order, technical):
- The deranged gears caused the entire machine to seize up.
- A deranged alignment in the optical system will distort the image.
Advanced Usage
- "to be deranged": to be in a state of severe mental illness.
- He was completely deranged by the trauma of the event.
- "deranged from": made insane by a specific cause.
- He was deranged from grief after the loss.
Variants and Related Words
- Derange (verb): To disturb the order or functioning of; to make insane.
- The shocking news seemed to derange him completely.
- Derangement (noun): The state of being deranged; mental disorder or a state of disorder.
- The patient suffered from acute mental derangement.
Synonyms
- Insane: In a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction.
- Mad: Mentally ill; insane. (Can be informal or offensive).
- Unhinged: Mentally unbalanced; disturbed.
- Disturbed: Having or showing symptoms of mental or emotional illness.
Antonyms
- Sane: Of sound mind; not mentally ill.
- Rational: Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
- Lucid: Expressed clearly; easy to understand. (Also: thinking clearly, especially in intervals between periods of confusion or insanity).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Deranged killer/murderer/individual: A common collocation emphasizing the perpetrator's severe mental disturbance in violent contexts.
- The police were searching for the deranged killer.
- Of deranged mind: A formal or literary way to describe someone as insane.
- The king, of deranged mind, issued bizarre decrees.