unhinge
Remove from pivot
To unhinge something is literally to remove it from its hinges, as with a door.
The figurative sense dominates: to unhinge someone is to destabilize their mental or emotional state, to throw them off balance.
The news completely unhinged her.
Something unhinged has come loose from its moorings—an unhinged person has lost their grip on reason or composure.
Make unsteady or insecure
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- unsettleCause unease or anxiety
- throw offConfuse or evade
- derailForce off course
dislocate · upend · overturn · disorder · displace · unbalance · topple · undermine
Hinged room barrier
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- lidRemovable container cover
- panelDistinct flat section
- removeTake something away
lift off · disconnect · separate · dislodge · disengage · pivot · bracket · mounting
destabilize
Make unsteady or insecure
derail · dislocate · upend · overturn · disorder · displace · unbalance · topple · undermine · shake up
door
Hinged room barrier
remove · lift off · disconnect · separate · dislodge · disengage · pivot · bracket · mounting · jamb
unbalanced
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
snap · crack · breakdown · meltdown · disturbed · unstable · derangement · madness · psychotic · crazed
unnerve
Disturb someone's composure
- unsettleCause unease or anxiety
- disconcertDisturb composure or poise
- rattleShaking sound maker
shake · agitate · perturb · discomfit · fluster · dismay · alarm · faze · disorient · jolt