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Definition of unhinge verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

unhinge

verb

NAmE//ʌnˈhɪndʒ//

[usually passive] unhinge somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they unhinge

he / she / it unhinges

past simple unhinged

-ing form unhingeing

to make someone very upset or mentally ill She was unhinged by the death of her child and never recovered.

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