unhinge
/ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To dislocate.
Example Sentences
- "Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway."
- "Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey."
- "sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by"
- "Taizong's failure fooled no one. Indeed, one of Taizong's own sons may well have been unhinged by his father's obvious fratricidal and nepoticidal actions. These personal considerations directly affected Taizong's policy decisions, and thus warrant some discussion."
Etymology
From un- + hinge.