unhinge
pronunciation
How to pronounce unhinge in British English:
UK [ʌnˈhɪndʒ]
How to pronounce unhinge in American English:
US [ʌnˈhɪndʒ]
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- Verb:
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- remove the hinges from
Word Origin
- unhinge (v.)
- recorded earlier in the mental sense of "to disorder" the mind, etc. (1612) than in the literal one of "to take (a door, etc.) off its hinges" (1616); from un- (2) "opposite of" + hinge (n.). Hinge as a verb meaning "to attach by a hinge" is recorded only from 1758. Related: Unhinged; unhinging.
Example
- 1. This could unhinge the equity rally .
- 2. If you don 't want a mind to emerge , then unhinge it from the body .
- 3. And four days to completely unhinge a relationship ?
- 4. The rift threatens to unhinge the country 's growth and ignite social unrest .
- 5. The truth is , it all matters to us . Which is why the smallest comment can unhinge us .