unhinge

UK: /ʌnˈhɪndʒ/ US: /ʌnˈhɪndʒ/ ,(un hinj′)

Inflections of 'unhinge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

unhinges

v 3rd person singular

unhinging

v pres p

unhinged

v past

unhinged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•hinge /ʌnˈhɪndʒ/   v. [~ + object] , -hinged, -hing•ing. 

1. to remove from hinges:
   to unhinge a door.
2. to throw into confusion or turmoil;
   upset:
   threats that could unhinge a timid soul.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•hinge  (un hinj′), v.t., -hinged, -hing•ing. 

1. to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
2. to open wide by or as if by removing supporting hinges:
   to unhinge one's jaws.
3. to upset;
   unbalance;
   disorient;
   throw into confusion or turmoil:
   to unhinge the mind.
4. to dislocate or disrupt the normal operation of;
   unsettle:
   to unhinge plans.
5. to detach or separate from something.
6. to cause to waver or vacillate:
   to unhinge supporters of conservative policies.

• un-² + hinge 1605–15

un•hinge′ment, n. 

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unhinge / ʌnˈhɪndʒ/ verb (transitive)

1. to remove (a door, gate, etc) from its hinges
2. to derange or unbalance (a person, his or her mind, etc)
3. to disrupt or unsettle (a process or state of affairs)
4. (usually followed by from) to detach or dislodge