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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Agatha ChristieExamples of unhinged in a Sentence
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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Their violent sibling rivalry and Baby Jane’s unhinged commitment to the vaudeville act that made her famous mirror the toxic bond between Moore’s Elisabeth and her nubile double, Sue (Margaret Qualley).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Orlando also has an anthemic theme song and an unhinged dragon mascot.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
In this Ruben Östlund–lite dark comedy, Moore plays an unhinged CEO who takes her team on a retreat that ends in cannibalism.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The unhinged reaction is proof the culture of the federal government workforce is rotten and needs dramatic transformation, not incremental change.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Orlando also has an anthemic theme song and an unhinged dragon mascot.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
In this Ruben Östlund–lite dark comedy, Moore plays an unhinged CEO who takes her team on a retreat that ends in cannibalism.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The unhinged reaction is proof the culture of the federal government workforce is rotten and needs dramatic transformation, not incremental change.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhinged. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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