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Webster 1913 Edition
Unhinge
Un-hinge′
,Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+ hinge
.] 1.
To take from the hinges;
as, to
. unhinge
a door2.
To displace; to unfix by violence.
Blackmore.
3.
To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle;
as, to
. unhinge
one’s mind or opinions; to unhinge
the nervesWhy should I then
unhinge
my brains, ruin my mind? South.
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least
unhinged
his mind. Walpole.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unhinge
UNHINGE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.2.
To displace; to unfix by violence.3.
To unfix; to loosen; to render unstable or wavering; as, to unhinge the mind; to unhinge opinions.