deranging

  • 21upset — verb (upset, upsetting) –verb (t) /ʌpˈsɛt / (say up set) 1. to overturn; knock or tip over; capsize. 2. to spill by knocking over; tip out. 3. to throw into disorder; disarrange; overthrow or undo. 4. to disturb (someone) mentally or emotionally; …

  • 22affection — Tender feelings. In the medical sense, an ailment or disease, such as an affection of the liver, deranging the functions of the organ involved. Conn. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v Union Trust Co. 112 US 250, 257, 28 L Ed 708, 711, 5 S Ct 119. See… …

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  • 23derange — [dē rānj′, dirānj′] vt. deranged, deranging [Fr déranger < OFr desrengier < des (L dis ), apart + rengier: see RANGE] 1. to upset the arrangement, order, or operation of; unsettle; disorder 2. to make insane deranged adj. derangement n …

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