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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Fahy landed the only acting nod for her funny, fierce, and slightly unhinged turn as the impulsive and determined Devon, who travels to an elite seaside town to save her sister (Milly Alcock) from KiKi's clutches.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
This year the annual fair swings for the fences, bringing some seriously unhinged yet delicious new eats to Costa Mesa.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Outrageous videos of purple-haired teachers voicing deeply political and inappropriate content on social media often reach millions of people, creating the false impression that teachers are generally unhinged and want to use their perch to push a personal agenda.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Superman is more conventional than Gunn’s Guardians flicks, or even his DC outings The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, yet he’s carried over the unhinged, off-kilter fun of those films.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
This year the annual fair swings for the fences, bringing some seriously unhinged yet delicious new eats to Costa Mesa.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Outrageous videos of purple-haired teachers voicing deeply political and inappropriate content on social media often reach millions of people, creating the false impression that teachers are generally unhinged and want to use their perch to push a personal agenda.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Superman is more conventional than Gunn’s Guardians flicks, or even his DC outings The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, yet he’s carried over the unhinged, off-kilter fun of those films.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhinged
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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