unhinged; unhinging; unhinges
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2
: to remove from the hinges
unhinge a door
Examples of unhinge in a Sentence
the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
If your holiday humor leans a little unhinged, this one’s for you.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
In a landscape cluttered with incremental cushion updates, the Vomero Premium is refreshingly unhinged—a declaration that sometimes, more is actually more.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhinge
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“Unhinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinge. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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unhinge
verb
un·hinge
ˌən-ˈhinj 
1
: unsettle sense 2, disrupt
a mind unhinged by grief
2
: to remove (as a door) from the hinges
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