Meaning of UNHINGE
| Pronunciation: | | un'hinj
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- [v] remove the hinges from, as from a door
- [v] disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
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| | Synonyms: | | cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble |
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| | See Also: | | disturb, remove, take, take away, upset, vex, withdraw, worry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un*hinge"\, v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hinge.]
1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
2. To displace; to unfix by violence. --Blackmore.
3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to
unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind?
--South.
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had
not in the least unhinged his mind. --Walpole.
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