'Unhinge' definitions:

Definition of 'unhinge'

(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder]
verb
Remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"

Definition of 'Unhinge'

From: GCIDE
  • Unhinge \Un*hinge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hinge.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. [1913 Webster]
  • Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind? --South. [1913 Webster]
  • His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]

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