Meaning & use
Unhinge
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To remove from hinges, or to cause someone to become mentally or emotionally unstable.
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The stagehands unhinged the heavy door to move it through the narrow hallway.
The relentless bullying began to unhinge him over time.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of unhinge, meaning to throw someone into mental disorder, has become far more common than the original literal meaning about doors.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To take a door or similar object off its hinges.
They unhinged the gate to carry it into the truck.
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