unhinged (adj.)

"thrown into confusion," 1719, past-participle adjective from unhinge.

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recorded earlier in the mental sense of "to disorder" the mind, etc. (1612) than in the literal one of "to take (a door, etc.) off its hinges" (1616); from un- (2) "opposite of" + hinge (n.). Hinge as a verb meaning "to attach by a hinge" is recorded only from 1758. Related: Unhinged; unhinging.

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unhinged (adj.)

affected with madness or insanity;

Synonyms: brainsick / crazy / demented / disturbed / mad / sick / unbalanced

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