- Unhingement
- Unhingement \Un*hinge"ment\, n. The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged. [1913 Webster]
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Unhingement
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unhingement — un·hinge·ment … English syllables
unhingement — ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷mənt noun ( s) Etymology: unhinge + ment : an act or instance of unhinging or state of being unhinged … Useful english dictionary
unhinge — unhingement, n. /un hinj /, v.t., unhinged, unhinging. 1. to remove (a door or the like) from hinges. 2. to open wide by or as if by removing supporting hinges: to unhinge one s jaws. 3. to upset; unbalance; disorient; throw into confusion or… … Universalium
confusion — n 1. disarray, disorganization, disarrangement, derangement, confusedness; jumble, mess, Inf. stew, huddle.Scot. Inf. guddle, mix up, snafu,//?/ foul up, Sl. ballup, Brit. Si. balls up. 2. disorder, upheaval, turmoil, moil, tumult, Brit. Dial.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flutter — v 1. wave to and fro, sway, undulate, flap, flop; toss about, oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate; swish, swing loosely, flourish; wag, dangle, pendulate; waver, ripple, quiver, shiver, quaver, shake, vibrate, tremble, twitter, shudder; jerk, twitch … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fog — n 1. vapor, cloud of vapor, haze, mist, brume, smog, Sl. soup, Sl. pea soup; drizzle, dankness, dampness. 2. murkiness, obscurity, overcast, cloudiness, mistiness, dirty weather. 3. bewilderment, confusion, perplexity, bafflement; vagueness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
mystification — n perplexity, bewilderment, con foundment, bafflement, puzzlement, puzzledness, Brit. Dial. swither; obfuscation, obscuration; stupefaction, uncertainty, incertitude, sixes and sevens; distraction, daze, fog, haze, unhingement; disconcertment,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
perplexity — n 1. bewilderment, bafflement, astonishment; mystification, confoundment, puzzlement, puzzledness, incomprehension; stupefaction, distraction, unhingement, disconcertment, discomfiture, discomposure, embarrassment, chagrin, abashment,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
