Unhinge
//ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.
"Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway."
- 2 remove the hinges from wordnet
- 3 To dislocate.
"Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey."
- 4 disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed wordnet
- 5 To mentally disturb.
"sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by"
Example
More examples"Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway."
Etymology
From un- + hinge.
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