Unhinge

Quick meaning: Unhinge is a verb meaning To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.

Meaning

To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.

More Meanings

1. (zoology, of a joint) To dislocate.
2. To mentally disturb.

Example Sentences

Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey.

Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway.

sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by

Taizong's failure fooled no one. Indeed, one of Taizong's own sons may well have been unhinged by his father's obvious fratricidal and nepoticidal actions. These personal considerations directly affected Taizong's policy decisions, and thus warrant some discussion.

Word Forms

• unhinges
• unhinging
• unhinged

Synonyms for unhinge

Depending on context, synonyms include disquiet, trouble, perturb, cark, disorder, distract.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include distract, disorder, trouble, cark, perturb, disquiet.

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