unhinged
adjective
un·hinged
ˌən-ˈhinjd 
: 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
Cosmopolitan"Is this a new brand of humour? Or is your brain really unhinged?" inquired Tommy.—Agatha Christie
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Agatha ChristieExamples of unhinged in a Sentence
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
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
Cue a literal conspiracy theory hellscape with Emma Stone, Austin Butler, and Micheal Ward also joining in on all the increasingly unhinged shenanigans.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Pritzker, unsurprisingly, blew out his unhinged MAGA challenger in 2022 by nearly 13 points in a difficult national environment for Democrats.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Josh Hartnett will once again draw on the unhinged side of his actorly talents showcased so beautifully in last year's Trap for this year's Fight or Flight, which follows a mercenary who must team up with his mark on an international flight.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 May 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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