unhinge
verb/ʌnˈhɪndʒ/
/ʌnˈhɪndʒ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unhinge | /ʌnˈhɪndʒ/ /ʌnˈhɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it unhinges | /ʌnˈhɪndʒɪz/ /ʌnˈhɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple unhinged | /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ |
| past participle unhinged | /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form unhinging | /ʌnˈhɪndʒɪŋ/ /ʌnˈhɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody seriously mentally ill
- be unhinged (by something) Her mind was unhinged by the death of her child and she never recovered.
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