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unhinge
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hinj
]
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un·hinge
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ʌnˈhɪndʒ
/
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uhn-
hinj
]
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verb (used with object),
-hinged,
-hing·ing.
1.
to remove (a door or the like) from
hinges
.
2.
to open wide by or as if by removing supporting
hinges
:
to unhinge one's jaws.
3.
to upset; unbalance; disorient;
throw
into confusion or turmoil:
to unhinge the mind.
4.
to dislocate or disrupt the normal operation of; unsettle:
to unhinge plans.
5.
to detach or separate from something.
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6.
to cause to waver or vacillate:
to unhinge supporters of conservative policies.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1605–15;
un-
2
+
hinge
Related forms
un·hinge·ment,
noun
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unhinge
(ʌnˈhɪndʒ)
—
vb
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unhinge
used earlier in the mental sense of "to disorder" the mind, etc. (1612) than in the literal one of "to take (a door, etc.) off its hinges" (1616); from
un-
(2) + a verb derivative of
hinge
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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