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unmoor

[uhn-moor]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
to bring to the state of riding with a single anchor after being moored by two or more.

verb (used without object)

(of a vessel) to become unmoored.

unmoor

/ -ˈmɔː, ʌnˈmʊə /

verb

to weigh the anchor or drop the mooring of (a vessel)
(tr) to reduce the mooring of (a vessel) to one anchor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unmoor¹

First recorded in 1490–1500, unmoor is from the Middle English word unmooren. See un- ², moor ²

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It happens when we feel unmoored, when our world wobbles and all of this trust-based society and structure looks a little unsafe.

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Or a sign of weakness from an ideologically unmoored government which does not know what it believes?

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All of this economic uncertainty can leave you feeling unmoored.

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He's alienated from normal human interaction, which unmoored him from reality.

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Trapped at the center of the action is a character that bears more than a passing resemblance to the author: an emotionally unmoored upper-class kid who goes by the nickname El poeta — the Poet.

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unmolested unmoral

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