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unhinge
[ uhn-hinj ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- to open wide by or as if by removing supporting hinges:
to unhinge one's jaws.
- to upset; unbalance; disorient; throw into confusion or turmoil:
to unhinge the mind.
- to dislocate or disrupt the normal operation of; unsettle:
to unhinge plans.
- to detach or separate from something.
- to cause to waver or vacillate:
to unhinge supporters of conservative policies.
unhinge
/ ʌˈɪԻ /
verb
- to remove (a door, gate, etc) from its hinges
- to derange or unbalance (a person, his mind, etc)
- to disrupt or unsettle (a process or state of affairs)
- usually foll by from to detach or dislodge
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ԲmԳ noun
Example Sentences
He’s so brash and so bold and what he does is so audacious and he is quite terrifying and unhinged.
Certainly, not all his critics are so unhinged, and there are many things I personally disagreed with him on, but he always reminded me of the very best of Catholicism.
"Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off - and I won’t be backing down," she captioned the post.
Once you tear away at the protections and pillars of a democratic system, things can convert very quickly, and you start getting truly unhinged legislatures.
It was the spectacle of the lethally unhinged b***h—and it was exactly what audiences were primed to expect.
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