unstring

To remove from a string.

To unfasten or loosen the strings of.

To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve.

In archery, to loosen or remove the bowstring from one end of (the bow), which is thus relieved of all tension and becomes quite or nearly straight: opposed to brace and string. Bows are kept unstrung when not in use, except among some primitive peoples.

To deprive of strings; also, to relax or untune the strings of: as, to unstring a harp. To loose; untie. To take from a string: as, to unstring beads.

To relax the tension of; loosen; weaken: as, to unstring the nerves.

To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string.

To loosen the string or strings of.

To relax the tension of; to loosen.

To remove the string or strings from.