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

"Is this a new brand of humour? Or is your brain really unhinged?" inquired Tommy.

—Agatha Christie

see also unhinge

Synonyms of unhinged

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• crazy
• mental

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

As part of the promotion, each meal comes with a pair of spirited socks featuring a message from the Grinch and available in a range of four suitably unhinged colors. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Your friend and frequent collaborator Ayo Edebiri guest stars in the second episode as a fantastically unhinged pop star. —Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025

Trump posted in a truly unhinged, even for him, screed on Truth Social. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025

And some truly unhinged individuals started setting fire to cars at Tesla dealerships in protest. —Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhinged

• cringed
• fringed
• hinged
• singed
• impinged
• infringed