deranged

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The final scene, in which Titus enters dressed as a chef, a cream puff of a toque jauntily placed on his head—he’s baked those unpalatable pies—retains its deranged tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Oklahoma senator previously said Pretti was deranged and was attempting to do maximum damage when he approached federal agents.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“He was a deranged person,” the president said Monday afternoon.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

“Some of our detractors have been left in a kind of deranged and self-destructive befuddlement.”

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

That they were giving an award named after a beloved prime minister who had been tragically murdered by a deranged man to someone who represented people on death row revealed a lot about their values.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson