What is the meaning of unhinged?

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verb

Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
- usage: "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- synonyms: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
Remove the hinges from.
- usage: "unhinge the door"
- synonyms: unhinge

adjective

Affected with madness or insanity.
- usage: "a man who had gone mad"
- synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced

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