What does unhinge mean?
Definitions for unhinge
ʌnˈhɪndʒun·hinge
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unhinge.
Princeton's WordNet
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorderverb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
unhingeverb
remove the hinges from
"unhinge the door"
Wiktionary
unhingeverb
To mentally disturb.
unhingeverb
To remove the hinges from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Unhingeverb
For want of cement, ribs of rock disjoin’d
Without an earthquake, from their base would start,
And hills unhing’d, from their deep roots depart. Richard Blackmore.Rather than not accomplish my revenge,
Just or unjust, I would the world unhinge. Edmund Waller.If God’s providence did not order it, cheats would not only justle private men out of their rights, but unhinge states, and run all into confusion. John Ray, on the Creation.
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unhinge
Unhinge is a verb that primarily means to make someone mentally unbalanced or deranged. It may also refer to the action of removing something from its hinges. In a broader sense, it can mean to disturb, disrupt, or unsettle.
Webster Dictionary
Unhingeverb
to take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door
Unhingeverb
to displace; to unfix by violence
Unhingeverb
to render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unhinge
un-hinj′, v.t. to take from the hinges: to render unstable, to unsettle: to deprive of support.—n. Unhinge′ment.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unhinge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unhinge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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Translations for unhinge
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- trastornar, desquiciarSpanish
- troubler, déséquilibrer, enlever des charnièresFrench
- megháborít, megzavar, kiakaszt, kiemel, meghibbantHungarian
- uit zijn evenwicht brengen, verwarren, uit de scharnieren tillenDutch
- выбить из колеи, [[снимать]] [[с]] [[петля, [[снять]] [[с]] [[петля, выбивать из колеиRussian
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