deranged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
    unbalance; derange.
    • The death of his parents unbalanced him
  2. verb throw into great confusion or disorder
    throw out of kilter; derange; perturb.
    • Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt
  3. adjective satellite driven insane
    half-crazed; crazed.

WordNet


De*ranged" adjective
Definitions
  1. Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane.
    The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.

Webster 1913