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- DictionaryUn·hinged/ˌənˈhinjd/
adjective
- 1. mentally unbalanced; deranged: "the violent acts of unhinged minds"
The meaning of UNHINGED is highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught. How to use unhinged in a sentence.
Unhinged definition: having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed. See examples of UNHINGED used in a sentence.
mentally ill: I sometimes think that your mother is a little unhinged. Synonyms. crazy. demented. disturbed. mad. sick. unbalanced.
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.
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.
adjective. 1. having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed. an unhinged gate. 2. unsettled, disordered, or distraught. He became unhinged when his friend died. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
If you say that someone comes or becomes unhinged, you mean that they begin to behave in an uncontrolled or unreasonable way.
Dictionary definition of unhinged. Mentally or emotionally unstable, erratic, or disconnected from rational or normal behavior. "His unhinged rant at the party made it clear that he needed help." Detailed meaning of unhinged.
having a mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally. Definition of unhinged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
