Unhinging definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Some regrettable incidents had lately occurred; various children pretended that they had seen the devil, some of them being guilty of simulation in this respect, whilst others had given way to real attacks of hysteria, in the contagious nervous unhinging which was so prevalent.

—The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Lourdes, Rome and Paris

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But I remain concerned about the danger of unhinging the exchange rate, a danger which now has political overtones as well as economic. — Top stories from Times Online
He said that he was limiting his call for a rate cut to a half-point since "I remain concerned about the danger of unhinging the exchange rate". — Top stories from Times Online
I keep imagining what it would look like unhinging its jaw to swallow a much tastier, larger meal. — Planet Atheism
His concern was to inoculate our society's moral fiber against the depravity that comes from unhinging consumption from work. — Caracas Chronicles
I'll be writing more about unhinging ourselves from theories. — Brain Blogger