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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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Maryam had a practical, tidy mind, and Farhan's sudden disappearance had unhinged her.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
This is completely, utterly unhinged.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
The cakes people bake using her tutorial have been delightfully unhinged.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Unhinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinge. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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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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