unhinge
/ʌnˈhɪndʒ/
verb
- To make someone mentally or emotionally unstable; to disturb or upset greatly.
- The constant stress of the job began to unhinge him.
- Losing her best friend seemed to unhinge her for a while.
- The shocking news threatened to unhinge the entire family.
- To remove a door or gate from its hinges.
- They had to unhinge the old door to fit the new one.
- The storm unhinged the garden gate, leaving it lying on the ground.
- He carefully unhinged the cabinet door to repair the broken hinge.
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