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crazed, deranged, half-crazed
(adjective) driven insane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From French dérangé.
deranged (comparative more deranged, superlative most deranged)
disturbed or upset, especially mentally
insane
• See also insane
deranged
simple past tense and past participle of derange
• dangered, gandered, gardened, grenaded
Source: Wiktionary
De*ranged", a.
Definition: Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane. The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.
De*range", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deranged; p. pr. & vb. n. Deranging.] Etym: [F. déranger; pref. dé- = dés- (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.
2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism. A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts. Blair.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States