unhinge

unhinge
unhingement, n.
/un hinj"/, v.t., unhinged, unhinging.
1. to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
2. to open wide by or as if by removing supporting hinges: to unhinge one's jaws.
3. to upset; unbalance; disorient; throw into confusion or turmoil: to unhinge the mind.
4. to dislocate or disrupt the normal operation of; unsettle: to unhinge plans.
5. to detach or separate from something.
6. to cause to waver or vacillate: to unhinge supporters of conservative policies.
[1605-15; UN-2 + HINGE]

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  • unhinge — index confuse (bewilder), discompose, disjoint, impair, luxate, obsess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • unhinge — (v.) recorded earlier in the mental sense of to disorder the mind, etc. (1612) than in the literal one of to take (a door, etc.) off its hinges (1616); from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + a verb derivative of HINGE (Cf. hinge). Related: UNHINGED (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • unhinge — ► VERB 1) make mentally unbalanced. 2) take (a door) off its hinges …   English terms dictionary

  • unhinge — [unhinj′] vt. unhinged, unhinging 1. a) to remove from the hinges b) to remove the hinges from 2. to dislodge or detach 3. to throw (the mind, etc.) into confusion; unbalance or upset …   English World dictionary

  • unhinge — transitive verb Date: 1612 1. to make unstable ; unsettle, disrupt < unhinge the balance of world peace > < pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person > 2. to remove (as a door) from the hinges …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unhinge — UK [ʌnˈhɪndʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unhinge : present tense I/you/we/they unhinge he/she/it unhinges present participle unhinging past tense unhinged past participle unhinged to make someone upset or mentally ill Derived word:… …   English dictionary

  • unhinge — un•hinge [[t]ʌnˈhɪndʒ[/t]] v. t. hinged, hing•ing 1) to remove from hinges: to unhinge a door[/ex] 2) to open or separate by disengaging or releasing the hinges or hingelike parts 3) to throw into confusion or turmoil; upset • Etymology: 1605–15… …   From formal English to slang

  • unhinge — verb a) To mentally disturb. b) To remove the hinges from …   Wiktionary

  • unhinge — Synonyms and related words: agitate, bother, craze, dement, derange, disarrange, disarticulate, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, displace, disquiet, distract, disturb, drive insane, drive mad, flurry, fluster, frenzy, luxate, mad, madden, make mad …   Moby Thesaurus

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