Derange — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

throw into great confusion or disorder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊtəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɹˈeɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɹˈeɪndʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊtəns/.

Examples

The death of his parents unbalanced him
Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbalance throw out of kilter perturb

Parts of Speech

verb	derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane “The death of his parents unbalanced him”
verb	throw into great confusion or disorder “Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt”

Word Forms

unbalance	noun	a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
derangement	noun	a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
perturbation	noun	a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrückt

geistig verwirren, aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten; verrückt machen

🇫🇷French

déranger

déranger mentalement, déséquilibrer mentalement; make insane

🇪🇸Spanish

trastornar

trastornar mentalmente, desequilibrar mentalmente; volverse loco

🇮🇹Italian

squilibrato

squilibrare mentalmente, perdere l'equilibrio mentale; rendere pazzo

🇳🇱Dutch

ontregelen

geestelijk ontregelen, uit geestelijk evenwicht brengen; krankzinnig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbar

perturbar mentalmente, perder o equilíbrio mental; enlouquecer

🇷🇺Russian

вывести из строя

вывести из душевного равновесия, вывести из душевного равновесия; свести с ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पागल कर देना

मानसिक रूप से विक्षिप्त होना, मानसिक संतुलन बिगड़ जाना; पागल बनाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

மனதை சிதைத்து, மன சமநிலையை வெளியே எறியுங்கள்; பைத்தியமாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్తవ్యస్తం

మానసికంగా క్షీణించండి, మానసిక సమతుల్యత నుండి బయటపడండి; పిచ్చివాళ్లను చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्र

मानसिक संतुलन बिघडवणे, मानसिक संतुलन सोडणे; वेडा बनवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

માનસિક રીતે અસ્વસ્થ થવું, માનસિક સંતુલન બહાર ફેંકવું; પાગલ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸು, ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸಮತೋಲನದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕು; ಹುಚ್ಚರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികലമാക്കുക

മാനസികമായി താറുമാറാകുക, മാനസിക സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥ ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക; ഭ്രാന്താക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਗੜਨਾ, ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਸੁੱਟ ਦੇਣਾ; ਪਾਗਲ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیز

ذہنی طور پر خراب ہونا، ذہنی توازن سے باہر پھینکنا؛ پاگل بنانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混乱

精神错乱，失去心理平衡；使人发疯

🇯🇵Japanese

狂った

精神が錯乱し、精神のバランスが崩れる。狂わせる

🇰🇷Korean

정신을 혼란시키다

정신적으로 혼란을 주다, 정신적 균형을 깨뜨리다; 미치게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

loạn trí

loạn trí, mất thăng bằng tinh thần; làm điên cuồng

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เสียสติ

จิตฟั่นเฟือน เสียสมดุลทางจิต ทำให้เสียสติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengacaukan

gila secara mental, kehilangan keseimbangan mental; membuat gila

🇵🇭Filipino

mabaliw

derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; nakakabaliw

🇲🇾Malay

mengacau

mengganggu mental, membuang keseimbangan mental; buat gila

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشوش

مختل عقليا، ويخرج من التوازن العقلي؛ جعل مجنونا

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظم

آشفتگی ذهنی، خارج کردن تعادل ذهنی. دیوانه کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dengesizlik

zihinsel dengesizlik, zihinsel dengeyi bozmak; delirtmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להטריף

להטריף נפשית, להוציא מאיזון נפשי; לעשות מטורף

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