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un·hinge (-hinj′)

transitive verb unhinged -·hinged′, unhinging -·hing′·ing

    1. to remove from the hinges
    2. to remove the hinges from
  2. to dislodge or detach
  3. to throw (the mind, etc.) into confusion; unbalance or upset

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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