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 | ||