Meaning & use
deranged
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Mentally disturbed, especially in a way that leads to wild or irrational behavior.
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The deranged villain in the film plots to destroy the city.
Witnesses described the driver's deranged behavior before the crash.
A note on using this word
A strong, dramatic word; using it to describe a real person's mental illness can sound harsh, so it appears more often in fiction or hyperbole.
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