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Unhinge v. t.

To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.

To displace; to unfix by violence.

To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. "Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind?" "His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind."

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"Unhinge" Quotes from Famous Books

... rider had been as good a knight as any of them—this last, by the way, a mark of ostentation against which Wyclif takes occasion specially to inveigh. This Monk (and Chaucer must say that he was wise in his generation) could not understand why he should study books and unhinge his mind by the effort; life was not worth having at the price; and no one knew better to what use to put the pleasing gift of existence. Hence mine host of the Tabard, a very competent critic, had reason for the opinion which he communicated to ...

— Chaucer • Adolphus William Ward

... dear friend, To put it so is flower-sweet of you; But a fallen Empress, doomed to furtive peeps At scenes her open presence would unhinge, Reads not much interest in them! Yet, in truth, 'Twas gracious of my father to arrange This glimpse-hole for my curiosity. —But I must write a letter ere I look; You can amuse yourself with watching them.— Count, bring me pen and paper. ...

— The Dynasts - An Epic-Drama Of The War With Napoleon, In Three Parts, - Nineteen Acts, And One Hundred And Thirty Scenes • Thomas Hardy

Words linked to "Unhinge" : withdraw, disorder, disquiet, worry, remove, perturb, trouble