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UNHINGE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they unhinge ... he / she / it unhinges
Past simple: unhinged
Past participle: unhinged
-ing form: unhinging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the hinges from
Example:
unhinge the door
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "unhinge" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example:
She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
Synonyms:
cark; disorder; disquiet; distract; perturb; trouble; unhinge
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "unhinge" is one way to...):
disturb; trouble; upset (move deeply)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unhinge"):
vex; worry (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will unhinge him
