come unhinged
To become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.
Dad came unhinged when he saw the report card with such bad grades.
unhinged
/ʌnˈhɪndʒd/
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
critical, xenophobic
VERB + UNHINGED
acted, became, can't, imagine, like, reason, went
UNHINGED + NOUN
beliefs, door, maniac, moron
PREP.
about, on
Definitions
adj
1
Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
The revolution of 1830 and the discomforts of his private life so preyed upon his mind that his reason became unhinged, and he had to be removed to an asylum near Caen, where he died in 1834.
After the screening, a large crowd filled the street outside the theater, playing spot-the-sublebrity with some of the film's prime characters, including Nirvana photographer Alice Wheeler and Love's estranged (and notoriously unhinged) father.
adj
1
Not furnished with a hinge.
an unhinged door
2
Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.
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The revolution of 1830 and the discomforts of his private life so preyed upon his mind that his reason became unhinged, and he had to be removed to an asylum near Caen, where he died in 1834.
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After the screening, a large crowd filled the street outside the theater, playing spot-the-sublebrity with some of the film's prime characters, including Nirvana photographer Alice Wheeler and Love's
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While ruling is going relatively well for Alicent, motherhood isn’t; her sons have both grown up to be real pieces of shit. Aemond (now played by Ewan Mitchell) has grown from a bullied child into a b
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an unhinged door
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He acted like an unhinged moron.
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I can't imagine how unhinged I would have to become before I would ever even consider killing another human being.
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In some senses, unhinged is marked as figuratively, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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