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derange

/dɪˈɹeɪndʒ/dih-RAYNJ
/dɪˈɹeɪndʒ/dih-RAYNJ

Meaningput out of order

Common meaning: disturb or disorder

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchrangiersource
  2. Frenchdérangersource
  3. Englishderange‘disturb or disorder’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French rangier ‘put out of order’.

Roots

  • rangier Old French “put out of order”

Related words

arrange

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