“+ transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + hinge
1.
a. : to remove (as a door) from the hinges
b. : to swing open on or as if on hinges
will not … unhinge my jaws to speak again — A.J.Munby
2.
a. : to interrupt the normal functioning of : disrupt , disorder
dislocates a shoulder, unhinges a joint — Lafcadio Hearn
specifically : derange
a shock so great as almost to unhinge the mind — Bernard DeVoto
b. : to stir up or throw into turmoil : discompose , upset
the obvious sarcasm unhinged his temper
sudden excitement unhinged all precision — R.L.Shayon
c. : to make precarious or cause to waver : sway , unsettle
neither oratory, anticlericalism, nor last-minute attempts to capitalize on the threat of “Fascism” … could unhinge the Italian voter — Newsweek
supplies are coming in very irregularly and unhinge the trade — London Daily News
3. : to split or break apart : crack , dismember
smashed … where they threatened to unhinge the entire Allied line — Milton Lehman