Unhinged
/ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of unhinge form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane. figuratively, humorous, usually
"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."
- 2 Not furnished with a hinge.
"an unhinged door"
- 3 Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.
Adjective
- 1 affected with madness or insanity wordnet
Example
More examples"He acted like an unhinged moron."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From unhinge + -ed.
Etymology 2
From un- + hinged.