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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
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
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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
Almost a year ago to the day, the Thunder unhinged Memphis in a 51-point, series-opening win following a week of rest.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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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
Almost a year ago to the day, the Thunder unhinged Memphis in a 51-point, series-opening win following a week of rest.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The zoo says that the facility would be about 50 yards from some of its animals and that the noise could disturb its residents, including a leap of leopards that hail originally from Southeast Asia.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The lawsuit filed Thursday by Karen Read against Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police revealed a long history of disturbing text messages between former police officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode that allegedly included racial slurs, sexist comments and other offensive material.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Johnson insisted to reporters in Chicago that his international excursion will not distract him from the pressing issues back home, including the final week of Springfield’s legislative session.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The uncertainty on election night capped a race that remained crowded and unsettled to the end.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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But Hyd unsettles this arrangement with their deadpan affect, playing the part of a mourning truth-seeker trying to live in the moment.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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This was a club that embraced African players before much of Europe bothered to scout the continent seriously.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In my dream world where Emmys voters bother to watch Bait, Khan is a shoo-in.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 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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For all their faults, looksmaxxers are intent on de-fetishizing this particular commodity, revealing beauty to be the product of strenuous (and often deranging) labor.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Considering its reputation and its placement on the World’s Best List, the clientele tends to be very international so those who don’t speak French need not worry.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Many of his fellow Republicans might find his campaign, as outlined to a reporter Wednesday, to be worrying on closer examination.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
3 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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The ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has alarmed global public health experts over the ferocity of the spread in the remote and heavily populated region.—
Jane Weaver,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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At a moment when surveillance technologies are increasingly weaponized against our communities, Albany’s latest proposal should alarm every New Yorker.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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