Unhinge
[ʌn'hɪn(d)ʒ] or [ʌn'hɪndʒ]
Definition
(v. t.) To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
(v. t.) To displace; to unfix by violence.
(v. t.) To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
Editor: Rudolf
Definition
v.t. to take from the hinges: to render unstable to unsettle: to deprive of support.—n. Unhinge′ment.
Typist: Mag
Examples
- The circumstance of finding himself invited to tea with a Dissenter would unhinge him for a week. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Their minds are unhinged by their great guilt. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The first sight of this place for a time unhinged her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typed by Allan