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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
Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was unhinged in the contest, scoring a career-high 61 points, along with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and two steals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
But on the screen, both Emily and Stephanie were utterly unhinged from the start.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk is attending Trump's cabinet meeting & the media is unhinged.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was unhinged in the contest, scoring a career-high 61 points, along with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and two steals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
But on the screen, both Emily and Stephanie were utterly unhinged from the start.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk is attending Trump's cabinet meeting & the media is unhinged.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhinge
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These days, there’s no shortage of packable, lightweight sleeping pads to make sure no peas (or pebbles) ever disturb your slumber on your next backpacking trip.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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Both of these albums were born at a time when outside factors disturbed their peace.—
Alex Gonzalez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Critics suggested that Johnson timed the announcement to distract from the fact that he’d just been fined for attending a party in defiance of his own COVID restrictions, though the policy had been months in the making.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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Keep yourself occupied during the early days and weeks to distract your mind and heart.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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They, too, have been unsettled by Mr. Trump’s tariff offensive, his dismissal of allies as freeloaders, and his reluctance to support Ukraine.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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Zhang was equally unsettled by the growing signs of a personality cult in Washington.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Or Xander Schauffele, the defending PGA champion who is surely not bothered by the lack of attention on him early this week.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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That doesn’t mean the implication doesn’t bother him.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 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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The rapid expansion of the Camp House Fire, Jenkins Creek Fire and Munger Shaw Fire has alarmed officials.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Democrats and some Republicans are also alarmed over the ethics of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign country.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Unhinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinge. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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