become deranged

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Or, finally, the man had suddenly become deranged from nerve strain and overwork, and in this irresponsible condition had stolen away the girl, with what crazy design none might guess.

From When the Cock Crows by Baily, Waldron

Either Gale's sense of color and proportion had become deranged during the fight, or the encompassing air and the desert had changed.

From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane

Then would the frightened cattle stampede, and the whole routine of military life become deranged.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis

Q.--If any of the working parts of a locomotive break or become deranged, what should be done?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

Should it become deranged, however slightly, the mind is no longer fitted to the circumstances; it wanders, dreams.

From Dreams by Slosson, Edwin E.