unhinge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of UNHINGE

to cause to go insane or as if insane <the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war>

Synonyms crack, derange, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring

Related Words agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset; annoy, irritate, vex

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

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy <I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question>

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

Near Antonyms allay, alleviate, assuage; appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

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

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