unfix

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ʌnˈfɪks/ UK /ʌnˈfɪks/ See IPA manual

Freq #115412

Meanings

1

verb
to loosen, detach, or remove something from a fixed position

The violent shock seemed to unfix every object from its place.
2

verb
literary: to disturb or unsettle a person's mind, gaze, or composure

The horrid image threatened to unfix his reason.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to loosen, detach, or... unfasten detach loosen

2 verb · literary: to disturb or... unsettle derange discompose

Opposites

fix fasten steady

Word family

Derived forms unfixedunfixing

Related forms fix loosen detach

Etymology

Formed from un- + fix. The physical sense reverses fastening; literary uses extend that loss of fixed position to hair, attention, composure, or reason.

Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

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