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
The skies are a lot less friendly to fly with a balding, unhinged Mark Wahlberg in the pilot seat.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
Jim Carrey is appropriately unhinged as The Riddler, and Tommy Lee Jones puts in a compelling performance as Two-Face.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
New Yorkers have had enough with a dangerous and endless loop whereby obviously unstable people cycle through the courts, jails and hospitals, then wind up untreated and unhinged back on the streets and subways.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
View 6 Images Multitool maker Sanctum has unhinged the knife from its case, creating a modern twist on the pocket knife.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
Jim Carrey is appropriately unhinged as The Riddler, and Tommy Lee Jones puts in a compelling performance as Two-Face.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
New Yorkers have had enough with a dangerous and endless loop whereby obviously unstable people cycle through the courts, jails and hospitals, then wind up untreated and unhinged back on the streets and subways.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
View 6 Images Multitool maker Sanctum has unhinged the knife from its case, creating a modern twist on the pocket knife.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhinge
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This tactic—arresting judges for their courtroom decisions—has disturbing echoes in other countries where judicial independence has been undermined: in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey, and in other places where democracy has given way to executive supremacy.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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No doubt, climate change threatens to muck it all up, disturbing patterns that have existed for centuries.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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That’s four clubs who are, to varying degrees, distracted from league football.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Photo: Google Maps Another theory: The glittering Emmys hardly distract from $6.495 million’s worth of truly great bones.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 May 2025
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The Trump administration has been on a chaotic tariff spree over the past several months, escalating trade tensions with China and unsettling Americans.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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There is evidence for both views, but much is unclear, and that uncertainty has confounded the Federal Reserve, unsettled the financial markets, and alarmed the general public.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, my dog doesn’t bother the plants—except the ones in the garden—but this plant stand gives me peace of mind anyway.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Travel delays don’t bother Blues The Blues got stuck in Winnipeg after Game 5 due to an issue with the plane that was bringing them back to St. Louis.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Guys like Andrew Weissman, deranged Jack Smith.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Albie and Portia reunite at the airport, where Portia tells Albie that Jack was deranged, while Albie tells Portia that Lucia played him.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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Long term, some economists worry the back-and-forth on tariffs could strain relationships between the U.S. and its trading partners.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Yet threats to use nuclear weapons from Russia and North Korea, and even from the U.S. president, have worried many.—
Alan Robock,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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Amorim’s personnel changes unbalanced an already fragile team.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The land turns from a carbon sink into a carbon source, further unbalancing our planet’s carbon cycle.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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People should not be alarmed as the fires are carefully monitored.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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When DeSantis first ran for Governor in 2018, Florida was experiencing headline-grabbing environmental problems ranging from fish-killing red tides and toxic algae blooms to manatee die-offs and invasive species that were alarming residents and giving tourists pause.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Unhinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinge. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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