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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.

Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane. The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.

The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity.

One who deranges.

Disorder; merriment. [Obs.]

See Dermoptera, Dermopteran.

An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]

An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.

Desirable. [R.] "Good and desiderable things." Holland.

See Desideratum.

ss to point out one word missing that ought to have been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You can not. Prof. Wilson. Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode of fire. A. W. Ward.

Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. [R.] Jeffrey.

Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.

Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.

A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.

Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.] I am desperate of obtaining her. Shak.

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately. She fell desperately in love with him. Addison.

Desperation; virulence.

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. This desperation of success chills all our industry. Hammond.

To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne.