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unhinging

NOUN
dislocation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confusion disarray disconnection disorder disruption disturbance
STRONG
break discontinuity disengagement disorganization division luxation misplacement
WEAK
disarticulation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement calm method order orderliness organization system
STRONG
juncture
WEAK
ordering
NOUN
rearrangement
Synonyms
STRONG
break confusion disarray disconnection discontinuity disengagement dislocation disorder disorganization disruption disturbance division luxation misplacement move movement shift
WEAK
disarticulation
Antonyms
STRONG
arrangement calm inaction inactivity juncture method order orderliness organization stagnation system

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Unhinging improvisation from song melody, jumping into dissonances and spinning out complex lines, Parker created the sound that dominated postwar jazz.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unhinging his jaw, the dwarf pointed himself torpedo-like through the hole in the floorboards.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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