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unhinge

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un·hinge  (n-hnj)
tr.v. un·hinged, un·hing·ing, un·hing·es
1. To remove from hinges.
2. To remove the hinges from.
3. To confuse; disrupt.
4. Informal To derange; unbalance: He was unhinged by his wife's death.

unhinge [ʌnˈhɪndʒ]
vb (tr)
1. to remove (a door, gate, etc.) from its hinges
2. to derange or unbalance (a person, his mind, etc.)
3. to disrupt or unsettle (a process or state of affairs)
4. (usually foll by from) to detach or dislodge
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unhingeunhinge - 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"
vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
2.unhingeunhinge - remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

unhinge
verb unbalance, confuse, derange, disorder, unsettle, madden, craze, confound, distemper (archaic), dement, drive you out of your mind The stress of war temporarily unhinged him.
Translations
unhinge [ʌnˈhɪndʒ] VTdesquiciar (fig) [+ mind] → trastornar; [+ person] → trastornar el juicio de
unhinge
vt to unhinge somebody/somebody’s mindjdn aus der Bahn werfen, jdn völlig verstören; he/his mind was unhingeder hatte den Verstand verloren
unhinge [ʌnˈhɪndʒ] vt (door) → scardinare (fig) (mind) → sconvolgere; (person) → far perdere la ragione a
unhinge [ʌnˈhɪndʒ] vt (door) → scardinare (fig) (mind) → sconvolgere; (person) → far perdere la ragione a


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Without supposing the personal essentiality of the man, it is evident that a change of the chief magistrate, at the breaking out of a war, or at any similar crisis, for another, even of equal merit, would at all times be detrimental to the community, inasmuch as it would substitute inexperience to experience, and would tend to unhinge and set afloat the already settled train of the administration.
If with these hopes and additional inducements you, Sancho, please to return to my service, well and good; but to suppose that I am going to disturb or unhinge the ancient usage of knight-errantry, is all nonsense.
” cried Remarkable, with a laugh that seemed to unhinge every joint in her body.
 
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