unhinge
verb (used with object)
to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
had unhinged
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past perfectof unhinge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But solutions can be found: in 2008, Greg Hicks transformed Stockmann into a Nordic Coriolanus at London's Arcola, and two years later Antony Sher at the Sheffield Crucible implied injustice had unhinged the hero's wits.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2013
I was terror-stricken—the experiences of the night had unhinged her mind.
From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner
That the catastrophe, following so closely on his illness, had unhinged him a little.
From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson
For the struggle at the "Crown" had unhinged my wits, as I must suppose and you must believe, if you would understand my behavior in the next half hour.
From The Splendid Spur by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Joy had unhinged his mind and had made him a dog of double personality.
From The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey
