unhinge | Definition of unhinge

Synonyms and Antonyms of unhinge

1 to cause to go insane or as if insane

the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

Synonyms of unhinge

crack, craze, derange, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unstring

Words Related to unhinge

agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset

annoy, irritate, vex

Near Antonyms of unhinge

calm, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

2 to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

Synonyms of unhinge

agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry

Words Related to unhinge

aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex

bedevil, haunt, plague

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve

Near Antonyms of unhinge

allay, alleviate, assuage

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

Antonyms of unhinge

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)