deranged

fou, dément

Incapable de penser ou d’agir raisonnablement à cause de graves troubles mentaux.

En anglais simple : Unable to think or behave reasonably because of serious mental problems.

• The attacker appeared deranged.
• The film features a deranged killer.
• His deranged threats frightened everyone in the room.

Synonymes : insane, mad, unhinged

Contraires : sane

Expressions courantes : deranged killer, deranged attacker, completely deranged

perturbé, dérangé

Profondément perturbé ou confus dans ses pensées ou ses émotions.

En anglais simple : Deeply disturbed or confused, especially in the way someone thinks or feels.

• His thoughts seemed deranged.
• Fear had left her in a deranged state.
• The story follows a man whose mind becomes increasingly deranged.

Synonymes : disturbed, unbalanced

Contraires : balanced

Expressions courantes : deranged mind, deranged thoughts, mentally deranged

déréglé, détraqué

Qui fonctionne mal ou ne fonctionne plus.

En anglais simple : Not working properly or unable to work.

• The clock’s mechanism was deranged.
• A deranged engine brought the journey to an end.
• The technician repaired the deranged machinery.

Synonymes : malfunctioning, inoperative

Contraires : functional

Expressions courantes : deranged mechanism, deranged machinery, deranged system