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Meaning of 'unhinge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unhinge [ v. t.]
- To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
- To displace; to unfix by violence.
- To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.

Meaning of 'unhinge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unhinge [ v]
Meaning (1):
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example in sentence:
  • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
Meaning (2):
- remove the hinges from
Example in sentence:
  • unhinge the door

Nearby Words:

unhair unhallow unhallowed unhand unhandsome unhandy unhang unhap unhappied unhappy

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