UNHINGE

unhinge. Unhinge, v.t. to throw from hinges, to displace

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Un‐hinge″ (?), v. t. [[1 st pref. un- + hinge.]] 1. 1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
2. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore.
3. 3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind? South. His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole.