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unhinge

  • /ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ/

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verb unhinges · unhinging · unhinged

  1. To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges. Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway.
  2. of a joint To dislocate. Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey.
  3. To mentally disturb. sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by

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verb remove a leaf from its supporting hinges

Españoldesquiciar, desgoznar
Françaisdégonder
Deutschaus den Angeln heben
Italianoscardinare
Русскийснима́ть с пете́ль snimátʹ s petélʹ, снять с пете́ль snjatʹ s petélʹ

verb to mentally disturb

Españoltrastornar, desquiciar, barahustar, barajustar
Françaisdéséquilibrer, troubler, sortir de ses gonds
Русскийвыбива́ть из колеи́ vybivátʹ iz koleí, вы́бить из колеи́ výbitʹ iz koleí

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@misc{unhinge_2026,
  title = {unhinge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unhinge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}