| 单词 | unhinged |
| 释义 | unhinged (once / 10785 pages) adj 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. More serious is when voters begin to worry that one of the presidential candidates is actually unhinged, appearing irrational and unpredictable. Unhinged stems from the less common verb unhinge, which meant "disorder the mind" before it was ever used to mean "take a door off its hinges." WORD FAMILYunhinge: unhinged, unhinges, unhinging+/hinge: hinged, hinges, hinging, unhinge USAGE EXAMPLESBehold Daniel Clowes’ magnificently controlled opus Patience, a time-travel epic propelled by slabs of bright, confectionary color and the unhinged grief of a widower. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) Unhinged budgetary policies will induce the US Federal Reserve to normalise interest rates faster. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) Her paintings are both rigorously composed and deliciously unhinged. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) adj affected with madness or insanity Syn brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement |
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