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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April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
This is despite a days-long barrage of unhinged posts aimed at everyone from former Vice President Kamala Harris to Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and even X owner Elon Musk.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
What starts as classic cheesy commercial anchored by Vanessa Bayer’s unhinged grin takes a gloriously sapphic turn thanks to the one and only Kristen Stewart.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Read Article > Feb 3 Eric Levitz Donald Trump has incoherent and unhinged beliefs about trade policy.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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