untune

[ uhn-toon, -tyoon ]

verb (used with object)

, un·tuned, un·tun·ing.

1. to render or cause to become out of tune:

   Changes in weather can untune a violin.

2. to discompose; upset, as the mind or emotions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untune¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + tune

Example Sentences

To my ear the untune is agony; to my music, a discord in my day is death to what would have been written that day.

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