Thesaurus: unhinge

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1. v. t. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
2. v. t. To displace; to unfix by violence.
3. v. t. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
4. v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
5. v. remove the hinges from
6. 1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore. 3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind South. His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole.
7. v:100 v. remove the hinges from