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unhinged Definition


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unhinge
verb
    1a. To remove (a door, etc) from its hinges;
    1b. To remove the hinges from (a door, etc).
    2. To unbalance or derange (a person or a person's mind).
      Thesaurus: upset, drive mad, confuse, craze, madden, unnerve, unsettle, shake, distract; Antonym: pacify, placate.
    3. To disrupt (a process, etc) or throw it into a state of confusion.
    4. To detach or separate (one thing from another).
Derivative: unhinged
    Said of a door, etc: removed from its the hinges;
    Said of a door, etc: with its hinges removed.
    Said of a person: deranged; crazy.
      Example: Harry has been unhinged for years now
Etymology: 17c.



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