1
as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
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2
as in to distract
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question
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Recent Examples of unhinge
And Jane is really unhinged, and is referred to throughout the play as being unhinged.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
—Alex Badia, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Raimi’s comic survivalist thriller grows increasingly unhinged as their roles reverse.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Saturday night’s series opener was unhinged.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
—Alex Badia, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Raimi’s comic survivalist thriller grows increasingly unhinged as their roles reverse.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Saturday night’s series opener was unhinged.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhinge
Verb
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For best results, apply with a damp beauty sponge using a stippling motion rather than sweeping strokes, which can disturb coverage and leave streaks.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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The campaign further advises that using phones to film or photograph events could create dangerous congestion and distract other passengers.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The three cats quickly get distracted, though, by the dangling, bright lightbulb and string hanging above them.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In a country to which some came for religious freedom and others were brought to be sold into slavery, the ship unsettled me.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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The borrowing is heavily long-dated, reflecting the multi-decade life the companies assign to their data centers, which loads more interest-rate sensitivity onto buyers at a time when the direction of rates is unsettled.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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People can decide for themselves whether Wembanyama’s anthem conduct bothers them.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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But at the same time, the people that are bothering me are showing us love.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Looking to be quite aggressive in a football sense and always looking for the solution and what can happen instead of worrying about what the problem is.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Many have worried that the trend toward more historic, modern, and established art is leaving contemporary artists in the dust, but by the sounds of it yesterday, dealers confirmed strong interest in the latter category, with broader sales made across their program.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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The trouble was that this stance unbalanced him at home.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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This poor girl no longer has an identity beyond pleasing her male companion, who becomes both stifled by alarmed by this sudden, non-consensual change in personality.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The closures shrink the countywide advanced voting location network from 18 to 12 voting sites — alarming some Johnson County and city officials and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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