Definition of "unstring" [un•string]

• To remove from a string. (verb-transitive)
• To unfasten or loosen the strings of. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "           Why'd that neighbor kid unstring my doorbell and plug it with marshmallows?"
• "The examiner may string colored beads into a pattern and then unstring the beads and ask your child to re-create that pattern."
• "An idea that is not analyzed rigorously is destined to unstring that web, simply due to lack of consideration."