1610s, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + string (v.). Related: Unstringing.
unstring my guitar
unstinted
unstinting
unstop
unstoppable
unstressed
unstring
unstrung
unstuck
unstudied
unsubscribe
unsubsidized
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