English verb: untune | |||
1. | untune (emotion) cause to lose one's composure | ||
Synonyms | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, upset | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abash, afflict, anguish, bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, dissolve, embarrass, enervate, faze, hurt, pain, throw, unnerve, unsettle | ||
2. | untune (change) cause to be out of tune | ||
Samples | Don't untune that string!. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | tune, tune up | ||