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as in disturbs
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
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as in distracts
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question
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Another possibility is that there is a relic magnetic field that exists between galaxies which remains from the early universe and disturbs low-energy gamma-rays.—
Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
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Scrolling social media, watching videos, recording videos or using the device in anyway that distracts you and requires your body to do it.—
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As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.—
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Feeney’s book features multiple narrators, but relativity is not an idea the series bothers to develop.—
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Now, wages have grown, but inflation bothers people.—
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Friday’s arrival, relatively late in the book, unsettles unexpected elements of Crusoe’s order, while altering and rebuilding others.—
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As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.—
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Red Rising is a book that seems to confuses some politically right-leaning readers, something which frustrates but doesn’t surprise Abughazaleh.—
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Mars’ clash with Neptune clouds your judgment and confuses your intuition.—
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But what alarms him most is the silence from the business community.—
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While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.—
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Or, imagine that Uruguay upsets Spain in Group H.—
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Prevent upsets to your meal (and upsets to your hungry guests) by making every spice, seasoning, and ingredient easy to find.—
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Which is another thing that worries him.—
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Stewart worries that the listings risk running afoul of copyright on product photos, or of agreements with her own suppliers — themselves mostly independent brands — that prohibit reselling products on Amazon.—
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“Unhinges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinges. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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