unglued

adjective

un·​glued ˌən-ˈglüd 

: upset, disordered

—usually used with come

… chief executives came unglued at the thought of a strike.

—H. E. Meyer

Examples of unglued in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Floor tiles had become unglued in spots. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025

Slide a piece of twine between the candle and the unglued part of the pipe cleaner. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025

Fans came unglued as Andrea Bazarte returned through the crowd. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Crochet came unglued in the top of the fifth, allowing four runs on five straight baserunners, all with two outs. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unglued

• come unglued

Rhymes for unglued

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

unglued

adjective

un·​glued ˌən-ˈglüd 

1

: emotionally upset : distraught

2

: in a state of complete failure