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unhinged

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unhingedunhinged - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
brainsick, crazy, demented, mad, unbalanced, sick, disturbed
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
unhinged
adjective deranged, mad, crazy (informal), wild, mental (informal), bananas (informal), manic, insane, crazed, lunatic, maniac, demented, unbalanced, potty (informal), uncontrolled, bonkers (informal), off your head (informal), off your rocker (informal), a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) Tell him I'm menopausal and unhinged.
Translations
unhinged [ˈʌnˈhɪndʒd] ADJ (= mad) → trastornado


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I will have every joint of you unhinged so that you will be like a jelly-fish, like a fat pig with the bones removed, and I will then stake you out in the midmost centre of the dog-killing ground to swell in pain under the sun.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
I'm beginning to be weary of fruitlessly championing the truth, and sometimes I'm quite unhinged by it.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
In most cases this lower jaw --being easily unhinged by a practised artist --is disengaged and hoisted on deck for the purpose of extracting the ivory teeth, and furnishing a supply of that hard white whalebone with which the fishermen fashion all sorts of curious articles, including canes, umbrella-stocks, and handles to riding-whips.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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