Untune (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- After years of neglect, the old piano was in danger of being left to further untune its delicate mechanisms.
- Don't untune that string, or the entire guitar will be out of harmony.
- She carefully adjusted the violin to ensure she wouldn't untune it during transport.
- Playing the violin for an extended period caused her fingers to slightly untune the strings.
- If you keep fiddling with the tuners, you might untune the entire instrument.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Cause to lose one's composure.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her strict tone managed to untune the calm demeanor of the rebellious teenager.
- The devastating news came at the wrong time and started to untune her confidence.
- His constant teasing was able to untune her poise.
- Losing her most prized possession began to untune her calm composure.
- The unsettling news started to untune her steadfast resolve immediately.