unhinged
having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed: an unhinged gate.
unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died.
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How to use unhinged in a sentence
We know so little about defense that some unhinged analysts have even pounded out “defense doesn’t matter” on various social media platforms in fits of rage and frustration.
Are Defensive Play-Callers Consistent Enough To Be Exploitable? | Josh Hermsmeyer | December 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightTheir unhinged tone reveals a level of desperation to paint the incoming administration as an affront to America.
Why Republicans are resorting to anti-socialism hysteria | Jennifer Rubin | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostInstead of the unhinged rants of celebrities, politicians, and certain media colleagues of mine, I get the more reasoned, edited, fully-formed thoughts they put into articles and interviews.
Social media can be toxic. Here’s how to make sure your feeds aren’t. | Whitson Gordon | December 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceNow an unhinged nation resumes one of its most sacred pursuits, the official ranking of college football teams toward that distant playoff bracket over yonder.
In this unhinged year, the CFP selection committee faces an even more indecipherable task | Chuck Culpepper | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostIndeed, that was what happened — and it was even more unhinged than expected.
‘The Bachelorette’ implodes as the star leaves the show: A guide to a chaotic episode | Emily Yahr, Lisa Bonos | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
This perfectionist, however, has become unhinged—just how Coupe likes it.
Eliza Coupe Finds Her ‘Happy Ending’ With ‘Benched’ | Kevin Fallon | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, increasingly, incumbent Republican Pat Roberts is becoming more and more unhinged.
The New Deal and its excesses proved to be a flashpoint for ideological debates that occasionally came unhinged.
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock | John Avlon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree-time champ Tony Stewart is reviled—and beloved—for his take-no-prisoners, borderline-unhinged attitude.
Homicide or Accident in Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Scandal? | Robert Silverman | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy does the former veep keep saying unhinged things—as he did Monday about Iraq?
Eckland's jaw unhinged and the pencil slid from his limp hand and fell to the floor.
His mad rabbit hunt and the deafening roar of his gunfire had temporarily unhinged his mind.
Restricted Tool | Malcolm B. MorehartIt's only her way of saying that my mind is unhinged and that I ought to be sent to a private hospital for two.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerSara's mouth had been gradually closing, but it unhinged again.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin CliftonIt was the face of a man whose unhinged reason was capable of anything but sanity.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
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