as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
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 in disturbed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question
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Recent Examples of unhinged
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
Obsession is the wildest story out of Hollywood in some time, destined to make at least 100x its paltry budget, its director, Curry Barker, being offered $10 million for his next, unpitched film, and its star, Inde Navarrette, garnering serious awards buzz for her unhinged role in the film.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
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Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Adjective
Sheen pulls off a fantastic, convincing performance, displaying an unhinged intensity while rockin’ a sweet goatee and close-cropped hair.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
Obsession is the wildest story out of Hollywood in some time, destined to make at least 100x its paltry budget, its director, Curry Barker, being offered $10 million for his next, unpitched film, and its star, Inde Navarrette, garnering serious awards buzz for her unhinged role in the film.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
And Jane is really unhinged, and is referred to throughout the play as being unhinged.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
This is where fashion goes full fantasy, sometimes genius, sometimes completely unhinged.
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Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Adjective
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.
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In the second episode, Tom spends a night in the local inn, and ends up in a crawl space with the ghost of a psychotic killer clown.
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Use these pots for transplanting seedlings that don’t like having their roots disturbed.
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Nothing seemed out of place or disturbed.
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Hordes of soccer fans wearing Mexico and South Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.
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That alarmed some lawmakers about the risk of assessments on the rest of the market.
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That’s an insane thing to believe.
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And ultimately, the premise of the show is insane horror tropes are happening to boring, normal people.
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The mere mention of one of these players will keep calling up memories for people who have lived in this city over the crazed past two months of playoff magic.
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In cities around the United States, Mexico and Canada, fan zones are popping up as a gathering place for the soccer-crazed and the soccer-curious to come and enjoy the Beautiful Game.
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The researchers wanted to examine whether young people who perceived their caregivers as frequently distracted by digital devices were more likely to report what’s called insecure attachment styles.
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At least until one of us gets distracted by some new slight from the British.
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.
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Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.
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Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinged. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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