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Definition of "unhinged" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of unhinge. (verb)
  • (of a stamp) not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge. (adjective)
  • Mentally ill. (adjective)

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Use "unhinged" in a sentence
  • "No Way Out actress Sean Young is still considered a Hollywood outcast after a string of incidents that earned her the label "unhinged," such as being sued for harassment by her then-boyfriend, actor James Woods, over two decades ago."
  • "The name unhinged Truvy and she could no longer hold back what had been bottled inside since she’d walked into the parlor."
  • "Callers who are too polished (boring callers, in the vernacular) sometimes have a harder time getting through, though Danheiser admits that the line between interesting and unhinged is a fine one."