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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As the financial crisis continues to threaten both his reputation and bank balance, expect his outbursts to get even more unhinged.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
Murder by Death and Laura Jane Grace Raucous, unhinged and sociopolitically relevant, Murder by Death and Against Me!
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Green went on to share more photos of the injury that were increasingly unhinged.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
But neither Byrne nor Courtney entirely gets their arms around this conventionally unhinged horror villain.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
Murder by Death and Laura Jane Grace Raucous, unhinged and sociopolitically relevant, Murder by Death and Against Me!
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
More Pro Wrestling: Bryan Danielson Makes Surprise Wrestling Appearance Amid AEW Hiatus
Green went on to share more photos of the injury that were increasingly unhinged.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
But neither Byrne nor Courtney entirely gets their arms around this conventionally unhinged horror villain.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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