UNHINGING

Verb

unhinging

present participle of unhinge

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

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