Unhinge
Unhinge , transitive verb
[1st pref. un- + hinge.]
1.
To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
2.
To displace; to unfix by violence. — Blackmore
3.
To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind?
His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind.