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- DictionaryUn·hinged/ˌənˈhinjd/
adjective
- 1. mentally unbalanced; deranged: "the violent acts of unhinged minds"
1. : to make unstable : unsettle, disrupt. unhinge the balance of world peace. pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person. 2. : to remove from the hinges. unhinge a door. Synonyms. crack. craze. derange. frenzy. loco. madden. unbalance. unstring. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unhinge in a Sentence.
Unhinged stems from the less common verb unhinge, which meant "disorder the mind" before it was ever used to mean "take a door off its hinges." Definitions of unhinged. adjective. affected with madness or insanity. synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced. insane.
1. To remove (a door, for example) from the hinges. 2. To separate or disconnect: "Such military spending was completely unhinged from any justifiable operational requirement" (James Carroll). 3. a. To confuse or disrupt: an event that unhinged the marriage. b. To derange or unbalance: He was unhinged by his wife's death.
to cause mental illness in someone: The threats of the modern world have unhinged us. Her mind was completely unhinged by shock and grief. See. unhinged. Fewer examples. He became unhinged by pressures at work. The news had the effect of unhinging his already unstable emotions. Something about this scene unhinges me.
Definition of unhinged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. unhinged in American English. (ʌnˈhɪndʒd) adjective. 1. having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed. an unhinged gate. 2. unsettled, disordered, or distraught. He became unhinged when his friend died.
verb (used with object) , un·hinged, un·hing·ing. to remove (a door or the like) from hinges. to open wide by or as if by removing supporting hinges: to unhinge one's jaws. to upset; unbalance; disorient; throw into confusion or turmoil: to unhinge the mind. to dislocate or disrupt the normal operation of; unsettle: to unhinge plans.
