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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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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 birds unhinged their beaks as if to make a loud sound.
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Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
And Jane is really unhinged, and is referred to throughout the play as being unhinged.
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Caitlin Huston,
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6 May 2026
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
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Alex Badia,
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4 May 2026
Raimi’s comic survivalist thriller grows increasingly unhinged as their roles reverse.
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1 May 2026
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Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
And Jane is really unhinged, and is referred to throughout the play as being unhinged.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhinge
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The first trailer stars Keitel drinking in a bar, while the second sees DeVito’s sleep getting disturbed by a phone call.
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What a depressing, disturbing waste, no matter the final verdict.
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Efforts to organize and tidy often turned into sitting on the floor surrounded by piles of stuff and getting easily distracted with sentimental finds.
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But that was a bit ago, and there is a theory now that perhaps this is starting to leak, or maybe be confirmed soon, to distract from the recent, very poor performance of Supergirl in theaters.
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One concern is parents of autistic children, who often have gastrointestinal issues, though the science linking those issues to autism is unsettled.
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Warner offers little comfort to executives unsettled by last week’s events.
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For all the chatter about his choices in handbags, Haaland doesn’t seem remotely bothered.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.
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Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.
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But prosecutors said their further investigation raised significant doubts about those conclusions, worrying them that a jury would not find Hobby guilty of an arson charge.
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Some academic leaders worry that the report might drive students away from programs that encompass the core of human knowledge.
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.
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The trouble was that this stance unbalanced him at home.
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Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users — not just children.
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That’s alarmed the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents about 400 nurses and staff at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento.
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“Unhinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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