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- Dictionaryunhinged/ʌnˈhɪn(d)ʒd/
adjective
- 1. mentally unbalanced; deranged: "the violent acts of unhinged minds"
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: highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught. attacked by an unhinged extremist. Somewhere along the way, her pursuit of a hot guy turned into unhinged obsession. Cosmopolitan. "Is this a new brand of humour? Or is your brain really unhinged?" inquired Tommy. Agatha Christie. see also unhinge. Synonyms. balmy. barmy [chiefly British] bats. batty.
mentally ill: I sometimes think that your mother is a little unhinged. Synonyms. crazy. demented. disturbed. mad. sick. unbalanced.
Unhinged definition: having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed. See examples of UNHINGED used in a sentence.
If someone's unhinged, they aren't completely sane. Unhinged is another way to say "crazy" or "out to lunch." Babysitting six kids between the ages of three and ten for an entire day might leave you feeling a little unhinged.
1. To remove (a door, for example) from the hinges. 2. To separate or disconnect: "Such military spending was completely unhinged from any justifiable operational requirement" (James Carroll). 3. a. To confuse or disrupt: an event that unhinged the marriage. b. To derange or unbalance: He was unhinged by his wife's death.
1. adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour or performance as unhinged, you are critical of it because it seems wild and uncontrollable. [journalism, disapproval] The phrase 'yeah yeah yeah' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion. 2. See also unhinge. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
unhinged. adjective. /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ (sometimes offensive) having a mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally. the delusions of an unhinged mind. Want to learn more?
1. : to make unstable : unsettle, disrupt. unhinge the balance of world peace. pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person. 2. : to remove from the hinges. unhinge a door. Synonyms. crack. craze. derange. frenzy. loco. madden. unbalance. unstring. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unhinge in a Sentence.
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May 25, 2024 · unhinged (comparative more unhinged, superlative most unhinged) (figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
