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 ChristieSynonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- batty
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- gaga
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unbalanced
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
Examples 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jim: Maybe the best-case scenario for Democrats is that Trump, overconfident from his current surge, starts venting his spleen and seeming even more unhinged.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
This means Trump’s most unhinged comments are often made in front of audiences that enjoy them rather than voters who might find them off-putting.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 July 2024
But perhaps more discouraging to the advertising community had been Musk’s own unhinged behavior.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 June 2024
Biden, 81, came into the debate aiming to cast Trump as a more unhinged and extreme version of the politician that voters elected in 2016, while Trump, 78, looked to capitalize on voter perceptions that Biden has been a less successful president and now faces diminishing faculties because of age.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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James Hohmann, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
This means Trump’s most unhinged comments are often made in front of audiences that enjoy them rather than voters who might find them off-putting.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 July 2024
But perhaps more discouraging to the advertising community had been Musk’s own unhinged behavior.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 June 2024
Biden, 81, came into the debate aiming to cast Trump as a more unhinged and extreme version of the politician that voters elected in 2016, while Trump, 78, looked to capitalize on voter perceptions that Biden has been a less successful president and now faces diminishing faculties because of age.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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