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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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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Last year’s relentlessly twisty The Girlfriend, on Prime Video, cast Olivia Cooke as a slightly unhinged working-class striver at odds with her upper-crust boyfriend’s even more deranged mother (Wright).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The streamer offers such titles as Dead Ringers, which sees Rachel Weisz take on dual roles in an unhinged remake of the classic David Cronenberg film; and Daisy Jones & the Six, a faux-documentary about a rock band’s rise and fall in the 1970s.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
And all the while, the magic and mystery are soundtracked by some of the most whimsical — and unhinged — songs the Bridgerton team can get.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The streamer offers such titles as Dead Ringers, which sees Rachel Weisz take on dual roles in an unhinged remake of the classic David Cronenberg film; and Daisy Jones & the Six, a faux-documentary about a rock band’s rise and fall in the 1970s.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
And all the while, the magic and mystery are soundtracked by some of the most whimsical — and unhinged — songs the Bridgerton team can get.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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