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unhinge |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unhinge \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unhinge v 1: 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" [syn: {perturb}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}] 2: remove the hinges from as from a door
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