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détraqué

/deɪˈtɹækeɪ/ UK

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Borrowed from French détraqué.

noun détraqués

Someone who is dangerously deranged; a madman, a psychopath. No one can pretend for a moment that in point of spiritual sagacity and capacity, Fox's mind was unsound. Every one who confronted him personally, from Oliver Cromwell down to county magistrates and jailers, seems to have acknowledged his superior power. Yet from the point of view of his nervous con

adjective more détraqué · most détraqué

Mad, insane, psychopathic.

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détraqué. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9traqu%C3%A9

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"détraqué." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9traqu%C3%A9.

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@misc{de_traque_2026,
  title = {détraqué},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9traqu%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}