Un*hinge" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- +
hinge.]
1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a
door.
2. To displace; to unfix by violence.
Blackmore.
3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as,
to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the
nerves.
Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my
mind?
South.
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in
the least unhinged his mind.
Walpole.
Un*hinge" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- +
hinge.]
1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a
door.
2. To displace; to unfix by violence.
Blackmore.
3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as,
to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the
nerves.
Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my
mind?
South.
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in
the least unhinged his mind.
Walpole.
