unhinged

[ uhn-hinjd ]
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adjective
  1. having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed: an unhinged gate.

  2. unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died.

Origin of unhinged

1
First recorded in 1710–20; (def. 1) un-1 + hinged; (def. 2) unhinge + -ed2

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