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
see also unhinge
Agatha ChristieSynonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- batty
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- gaga
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unbalanced
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
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
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Oh, Hi! is one of the most delightful surprises of this year’s Sundance, a hilarious, unhinged take on modern dating tropes and situation-ships.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The unhinged man became irate over the bump and punched the victim in the face before pulling out a knife and stabbing him in the right torso.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The unhinged tales couldn’t all fit into just one season — or even two.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Watch Here 07 of 11 'Young, Famous and African'
Imagine all the squabbling, opulence and dramatic antics of reality TV, but set in South Africa and featuring some of the continent's most recognizable, influential and unhinged personalities.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The unhinged man became irate over the bump and punched the victim in the face before pulling out a knife and stabbing him in the right torso.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The unhinged tales couldn’t all fit into just one season — or even two.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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