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单词 unhinged
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unhinged

adjective

un·​hinged ˌən-ˈhinjd How to pronounce unhinged (audio)
: 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
  • bedlam
  • bonkers
  • brainsick
  • bughouse [slang]
  • certifiable
  • crackbrained
  • cracked
  • crackers
  • crackpot
  • cranky [dialect]
  • crazed
  • crazy
  • cuckoo
  • daffy
  • daft
  • demented
  • deranged
  • fruity [slang]
  • gaga
  • haywire
  • insane
  • kooky
  • kookie
  • loco [slang]
  • loony
  • looney
  • loony tunes
  • looney tunes
  • lunatic
  • mad
  • maniacal
  • maniac
  • mental
  • meshuga
  • meshugge
  • meshugah
  • meshuggah
  • moonstruck
  • non compos mentis
  • nuts
  • nutty
  • psycho
  • psychotic
  • scatty [chiefly British]
  • screwy
  • unbalanced
  • unsound
  • wacko
  • whacko
  • wacky
  • whacky
  • wud [chiefly Scottish]
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Example Sentences

destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently became unhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen
Recent Examples on the Web There's the self-aware, slightly unsettling adjective (unhinged, unwell, psycho); the probably litigious, definitely unlicensed high-fashion reference (Birkin, Gucci, Prada); or the pop culture nod (Gone Girl, Owl Theory, EGOTing). Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2022 This simple conversation is loaded with juicy context, as Jules understands how unhinged Nate really is, from past experience of being stalked by him, while Maddy knows that Jules was raped by Cal, having watched the tape. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Come for the cringe humor and comic culture, stay for Matthew Maher's delightfully unhinged performance as the kid's manic, oddball mentor. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 No doubt, Fauci attracted more than his share of unhinged criticism. The Editors, National Review, 23 Aug. 2022 There was also her increasingly unhinged behavior before all that. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 The last few seasons have seen fashion slip head-first into the slightly surreal and amusingly bizarre and now continuing into the madcap, and straight-up unhinged. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022 Amber’s hotel room door doesn’t lock, and Deb (Molly Shannon), a fellow manager, quickly becomes clingy and unhinged. Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Among the latest cast additions is Schumer, who appears as a slightly unhinged version of herself in season two, after first working with Martin on the 2017 Broadway staging of his play Meteor Shower. Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

unhinged 1 of 2

adjective

as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently became unhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • psychotic
  • lunatic
  • insane
  • nuts
  • mad
  • maniacal
  • maniac
  • crazy
  • mental
  • paranoid
  • gaga
  • deranged
  • crazed
  • psycho
  • disturbed
  • demented
  • wacko
  • bonkers
  • loony
  • cracked
  • irrational
  • unbalanced
  • nutty
  • cuckoo
  • strange
  • haywire
  • eccentric
  • bedlam
  • batty
  • ballistic
  • certifiable
  • looney
  • daffy
  • wacky
  • screwy
  • daft
  • moonstruck
  • kooky
  • crackpot
  • whacko
  • paranoidal
  • depressed
  • whacky
  • barmy
  • scatty
  • around the bend
  • crackers
  • bats
  • obsessed
  • brainsick
  • bughouse
  • loco
  • foolish
  • odd
  • distraught
  • unsound
  • unreasonable
  • kookie
  • crackbrained
  • loony tunes
  • fruity
  • meshuga
  • cranky
  • frantic
  • out to lunch
  • fey
  • meshuggah
  • distracted
  • hysterical
  • neurotic
  • schizophrenic
  • looney tunes
  • sociopathic
  • off
  • meshugah
  • paranoiac
  • schizoid
  • loopy
  • meshugge
  • touched
  • balmy
  • delusional
  • delirious
  • disordered
  • queer
  • delusionary
  • hysteric
  • out of one's mind
  • non compos mentis
  • wud
  • aberrant
  • off one's rocker
  • dotty
  • oddball
  • off one's gourd
  • off one's head
  • out of one's head
  • nuclear
  • berserk
  • paranoic
  • tetched
  • witless
  • pixilated
  • raving
  • bananas
  • frenzied
  • obsessive-compulsive
  • monomaniacal
  • pixillated
  • ape
  • amok
  • fixated
  • potty
  • monomaniac
  • teched
  • senseless
  • wigged-out
  • amuck

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sane
  • sound
  • balanced
  • reasonable
  • rational
  • clear
  • lucid
  • normal
  • compos mentis
  • sensible
  • uncrazy
  • wise
  • judicious
  • healthy
  • well-adjusted
  • unneurotic
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unhinged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unhinge
1
as in deranged
to cause to go insane or as if insane the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • deranged
  • crazed
  • disturbed
  • frenzied
  • unbalanced
  • confused
  • distracted
  • maddened
  • unsettled
  • upset
  • bothered
  • annoyed
  • unstrung
  • agitated
  • perturbed
  • cracked
  • irritated
  • disquieted
  • locoed
  • discomposed
  • vexed
  • vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calmed
  • relaxed
  • quieted
  • soothed
  • settled
  • tranquillized
  • tranquilized
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2
as in disturbed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturbed
  • alarmed
  • distracted
  • agitated
  • concerned
  • worried
  • unsettled
  • bothered
  • angered
  • haunted
  • upset
  • perturbed
  • distressed
  • annoyed
  • frazzled
  • disquieted
  • distempered
  • irritated
  • dismayed
  • plagued
  • confused
  • derailed
  • discomposed
  • flurried
  • discomforted
  • exasperated
  • rattled
  • embarrassed
  • weirded out
  • aggravated
  • ailed
  • exercised
  • riled
  • harassed
  • harried
  • vexed
  • flustered
  • undid
  • peeved
  • fussed
  • irked
  • nettled
  • alarumed
  • freaked (out)
  • unnerved
  • nonplussed
  • hagrode
  • disconcerted
  • jarred
  • discouraged
  • bedeviled
  • bugged
  • discomfited
  • fretted
  • piqued
  • confounded
  • grated
  • dispirited
  • mortified
  • galled
  • put off
  • pestered
  • put out
  • chafed
  • abashed
  • fazed
  • demoralized
  • nonplused
  • chivied
  • daunted
  • got
  • disheartened
  • chivvied
  • shook up
  • discountenanced
  • vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calmed
  • quieted
  • soothed
  • composed
  • tranquilized
  • settled
  • tranquillized
  • alleviated
  • mollified
  • allayed
  • assuaged
  • placated
  • appeased
  • pacified
  • conciliated
  • propitiated
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