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单词 unhinge
释义

unhinge

verb

un·​hinge ˌən-ˈhinj How to pronounce unhinge (audio)
unhinged; unhinging; unhinges

transitive verb

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
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Example Sentences

the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question.
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Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

unhinge

verb

1
as in to unsettle
to cause to go insane or as if insane the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unsettle
  • disturb
  • unbalance
  • distract
  • derange
  • bother
  • frenzy
  • confuse
  • annoy
  • upset
  • perturb
  • craze
  • madden
  • crack
  • loco
  • unstring
  • irritate
  • agitate
  • disquiet
  • discompose
  • vex

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soothe
  • settle
  • relax
  • calm
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillize
  • quiet
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2
as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturb
  • distract
  • unsettle
  • bother
  • alarm
  • worry
  • concern
  • agitate
  • perturb
  • anger
  • derail
  • haunt
  • undo
  • annoy
  • discompose
  • upset
  • plague
  • confuse
  • irritate
  • distress
  • rattle
  • ail
  • disquiet
  • dismay
  • embarrass
  • frazzle
  • discomfort
  • exercise
  • flurry
  • exasperate
  • aggravate
  • distemper
  • weird out
  • rile
  • harass
  • irk
  • bedevil
  • vex
  • discourage
  • disconcert
  • pester
  • hagride
  • fuss
  • alarum
  • confound
  • fluster
  • unnerve
  • discomfit
  • pique
  • chafe
  • gall
  • fret
  • grate
  • harry
  • get
  • dispirit
  • freak (out)
  • bug
  • chivy
  • mortify
  • daunt
  • nonplus
  • faze
  • dishearten
  • peeve
  • put off
  • demoralize
  • abash
  • put out
  • nettle
  • chivvy
  • discountenance
  • shake up
  • jar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soothe
  • settle
  • compose
  • calm
  • alleviate
  • allay
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillize
  • quiet
  • assuage
  • placate
  • conciliate
  • appease
  • mollify
  • pacify
  • propitiate
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