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To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.

To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange. [R.] Shak.

To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.]

literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy. Shak. These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Acts xvii. 6.

Having the nerves, or veins, placed in apparent disorder.

Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by uncleanness. Sir W. Scott.

ng, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." Prior. "A wild, speculative project." Swift. What are these So withered and so wild in their attire Shak. With mountains, as with weapons, ar…

A disorderly or neglected place. Cowper.

In a wild manner; without cultivation; with disorder; rudely; distractedly; extravagantly.

Disordered or unsettled in intellect; deranged. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.