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(-hinj′)

transitive verb unhinged, unhinging

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

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transitive verb un·hinged, un·hing·ing, un·hing·es

To remove from hinges.
To remove the hinges from.
To confuse; disrupt.
Informal To derange; unbalance: He was unhinged by his wife's death.

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