What does unhinged mean?
Unhinged means (figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane..
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/ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ · adjective
(figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane..
The revolution of 1830 and the discomforts of his private life so preyed upon his mind that his reason became unhinged, and he had to be removed to an asylum near Caen, where he died in 1834.
After the screening, a large crowd filled the street outside the theater, playing spot-the-sublebrity with some of the film's prime characters, including Nirvana photographer Alice Wheeler and Love's estranged (and notoriously unhinged) father.
While ruling is going relatively well for Alicent, motherhood isn’t; her sons have both grown up to be real pieces of shit. Aemond (now played by Ewan Mitchell) has grown from a bullied child into a bullying adult; and it’s obvious from one look into his single eye that the bullied kid we met six years ago has grown up to be the most unhinged kind of sadist.
an unhinged door
Use unhinged when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unhinged means (figuratively, usually humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane..
Common synonyms include sick, mad, demented, disturbed.
Possible antonyms include hinged.
The revolution of 1830 and the discomforts of his private life so preyed upon his mind that his reason became unhinged, and he had to be removed to an asylum near Caen, where he died in 1834.
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