UNTUNE

untune

(verb) cause to be out of tune; “Don’t untune that string!”

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

(verb) cause to lose one’s composure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

untune (third-person singular simple present untunes, present participle untuning, simple past and past participle untuned)

(transitive) To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.

Synonyms

• detune

• distune

Source: Wiktionary


Un*tune", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tune.]

Definition: To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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