Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To remove (a door, for example) from the hinges.
- transitive verb To separate or disconnect.
- transitive verb To confuse or disrupt.
- transitive verb To derange or unbalance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take from the hinges: as, to
unhinge a door. - To displace; unfix by violence.
- To unsettle; loosen; render unstable or wavering; discompose; disorder: as, to
unhinge the mind; to unhinge opinions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take from the hinges.
- transitive verb To displace; to unfix by violence.
- transitive verb To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
mentally disturb . - verb To remove the
hinges from.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb remove the hinges from
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
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Examples
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From my experience, when you "unhinge" your mind, ultimately you transcend the conflicts.
Christians Aren't Going Away and Neither Are Gays stillidealistic 2008
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actually its a myth that snakes 'unhinge' their jaws, they actually have a join near their chin that spreads out to allow the jaw to get wider.
Snake Eating Wallaby Pictures ILuvNUFC 2005
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He segued quite abruptly into some negative stereotypes, which might have been said in order to unhinge me.
Mike Ruiz: Does the LGBT Community Have a 'Peter Pan' Syndrome? Mike Ruiz 2011
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November 11th, 2009 12: 39 pm ET that's good news! unfortunately, the bad news is we still have to suffer the onslaught to our nation caused by the irresponsible and anti-American democrats until 2010 .... and 2012 to unhinge the worst of all, Obama.
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Injuries and distractions can unhinge a powerhouse (see: Boston).
Yanks' Poker Table Has Wobbly Legs Jason Gay 2010
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He segued quite abruptly into some negative stereotypes, which might have been said in order to unhinge me.
Mike Ruiz: Does the LGBT Community Have a 'Peter Pan' Syndrome? Mike Ruiz 2011
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That year, copper slumped by more than 60% between July and December, as investors bet that the near-collapse of the financial system would unhinge world copper demand.
Copper Falls to 2011 Lows Matt Day 2011
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One of the things about Crist that appears to really unhinge those on the right is that he openly supported Barack Obama's federal stimulus legislation and was quite happy to get the resultant funding.
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My sister and I watched her unhinge her jaw for a lasagna sandwich once.
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He segued quite abruptly into some negative stereotypes, which might have been said in order to unhinge me.
Mike Ruiz: Does the LGBT Community Have a 'Peter Pan' Syndrome? Mike Ruiz 2011
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