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Deranged vs Grotesque - What's the difference?

deranged | grotesque |

As adjectives the difference between deranged and grotesque

is that deranged is disturbed or upset, especially mentally while grotesque is distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.

As a verb deranged

is (derange).

As a noun grotesque is

a style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

deranged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • disturbed or upset, especially mentally
  • * July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
    • Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
  • insane

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (derange)

    • Anagrams

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    grotesque

    English

    (wikipedia grotesque)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
  • disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
  • (typography) sans serif.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
  • Anything grotesque.
  • (typography) A sans serif typeface.

    • Related terms

    * grotesquely * grotesqueness

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