"unhinge" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ/ Forms: unhinges [present, singular, third-person], unhinging [participle, present], unhinged [participle, past], unhinged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒ Etymology: un- + hinge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|hinge}} un- + hinge Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhinge (third-person singular simple present unhinges, present participle unhinging, simple past and past participle unhinged)
  1. To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges. Translations (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges): treure de polleguera (Catalan), uit de scharnieren tillen (Dutch), dégonder (French), aus den Angeln heben (German), kiakaszt (Hungarian), kiemel (Hungarian), bain dá insí (Irish), scardinare (Italian), снима́ть с пете́ль (snimátʹ s petélʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), снять с пете́ль (snjatʹ s petélʹ) [perfective] (Russian), desquiciar (Spanish), dadfachu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unhinge-en-verb-lCq7GidS Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 28 40 Disambiguation of 'remove a leaf from its supporting hinges': 94 3 3
  2. (zoology, of a joint) To dislocate. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-unhinge-en-verb-V1o45Dxv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 28 40 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. To mentally disturb. Translations (to mentally disturb): uit zijn evenwicht brengen (Dutch), verwarren (Dutch), déséquilibrer (French), troubler (French), sortir de ses gonds (French), megháborít (Hungarian), megzavar (Hungarian), meghibbant (Hungarian), выбива́ть из колеи́ (vybivátʹ iz koleí) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́бить из колеи́ (výbitʹ iz koleí) [perfective] (Russian), trastornar (Spanish), desquiciar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unhinge-en-verb-Ny4IGO6l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 28 40 Disambiguation of 'to mentally disturb': 1 2 97

Inflected forms

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