Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unhinge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unhinge \Un*hinge"\, v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hinge.]
1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
2. 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 nerves.
Why 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unhinge
v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {disquiet}, {trouble},
{cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
2: remove the hinges from, as from a door
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