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Distraught vs Unhinge - What's the difference?

distraught | unhinge |

As an adjective distraught

is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

As a verb unhinge is

to mentally disturb.

distraught

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
    • His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

    Derived terms

    * distraughtly * distraughtness

    Synonyms

    * distressed * pained

    unhinge

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To mentally disturb.
  • *
  • To remove the hinges from.