unhinge

Verb
Synonyms: perturbdisquiettroublecarkdistractdisorder

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  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”Synonyms: perturbdisquiettroublecarkdistractdisorder
  2. remove the hinges from“unhinge the door”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Unhinge \Un*hinge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hinge.] [1913 Webster]

1.To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. [1913 Webster]

2.To displace; to unfix by violence. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]

3.To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. [1913 Webster]

Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind?— South.[1913 Webster]
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind.— Walpole.[1913 Webster]
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