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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In his nitpicking and narcissism, the relatability of his grievances and his unhinged methods of redressing them, Ron also resembles a younger, Middle American version of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm antihero.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
His team trailing 17-0 at halftime, Nagy became unhinged in the locker room, directing his ire at his offensive linemen and loudly questioning their manhood.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The unhinged narrator, Lisa, is, like Harwicz herself, a Jewish Argentinean woman living in a small French village.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Attacked by an unhinged fan, quarterback Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his football idol, Isaiah White, offers to train him.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
His team trailing 17-0 at halftime, Nagy became unhinged in the locker room, directing his ire at his offensive linemen and loudly questioning their manhood.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The unhinged narrator, Lisa, is, like Harwicz herself, a Jewish Argentinean woman living in a small French village.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Attacked by an unhinged fan, quarterback Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his football idol, Isaiah White, offers to train him.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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