Category:Unhinge

Un*hinge", v. t. Etym: [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.