unhinged

unhinged
/un hinjd"/, adj.
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.
[1710-20; (def. 1) UN-1 + HINGED; (def. 2) UNHINGE + -ED2]

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