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unhinged

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verb

past tense of unhinge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unhinged
Adjective
These deployments are nothing more than partisan spite from an increasingly unhinged aspiring dictator, and the Supreme Court must halt them. Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 If only they were also allowed to ask an unhinged question at the end of every show. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Again, to the unhinged, that’s a license to lash out. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 And among the three alternating points of view is one possibly unhinged bookseller. Susan Coll september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhinged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhinged
Adjective
  • Norman Mailer achieved a similar thing in his non-fiction novel about Gary Gilmore The Executioner’s Song—although, by the time the book was published in 1979, the seedy, psychotic world of Gilmore and his two girlfriends, Nicole and April Baker, hardly came as a revelation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Invisible asbestos fibers can become airborne whenever materials containing asbestos are disturbed during demolition, renovation, or even routine maintenance.
    Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But the literal definition of resilience is the ability of a system to return to its original baseline after being disturbed.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The report quickly circulated on social media and even alarmed some basketball fans.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The sanity phase of his trial began Thursday to determine whether Nicholson was legally insane at the time of the murders.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This lockdown is insane & disturbing with what happened during our investigation.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • TikTok brims with both clever and crazed conspiracy theories.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Phoenix’s crazed, killer Batman villain is back, and he’s now joined by Lady Gaga as the equally insane Harley Quinn.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Animals at this time are moving for migration, and they’re distracted by breeding and hunting season.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cramer said the rally was foreseeable, but many investors were distracted by persistent negativity.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After 55 years based in Munich, ISPO, one of the world’s largest sporting goods trade fairs and an annual fixture in the sports-mad German city, is moving out.
    Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Elordi's version of the mad scientist's monster boasts pale skin covered in scars, an alarming absence of eyebrows, and ratty dark hair extending past his shoulders.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many of those viewers have strong opinions and allegiances and are deranged.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Most people don’t commit violent acts, but in the hands of someone who’s fired up and mentally deranged, anything can happen.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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