Unhinged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

remove the hinges from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnhˈɪndʒd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnhˈɪndʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnhˈɪndʒd/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnhˈɪndʒd/.

Examples

She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
unhinge the door
a man who had gone mad

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhinge distract disturbed trouble unbalanced disquiet mad perturb brainsick sick disorder cark crazy demented

Parts of Speech

verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”
verb	remove the hinges from “unhinge the door”
adjective	affected with madness or insanity “a man who had gone mad”

Word Forms

perturbation	noun	an unhappy and worried mental state
disquiet	noun	the trait of seeming ill at ease
trouble	noun	a strong feeling of anxiety
distraction	noun	mental turmoil
craze	noun	state of violent mental agitation
craziness	noun	informal terms for insanity
dementedness	noun	mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
madness	noun	obsolete terms for legal insanity
sick	noun	people who are sick

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirrt

den Geist stören oder unruhig machen oder Anlass zur Sorge oder Beunruhigung geben

🇫🇷French

désarticulé

déranger l'esprit ou rendre mal à l'aise ou susciter de l'inquiétude ou de l'alarme

🇪🇸Spanish

desquiciado

perturbar la mente, inquietar, preocupar o alarmar

🇮🇹Italian

scardinato

disturbare la mente o mettere a disagio o causare preoccupazione o allarme

🇳🇱Dutch

losgeslagen

de geest verstoren of ongemakkelijk maken, of zorgen of ongerustheid veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desequilibrado

perturbar a mente ou deixar inquieto ou causar preocupação ou alarme

🇷🇺Russian

расстроенный

беспокоить разум или вызывать беспокойство или вызывать беспокойство или тревогу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविचल

मन को परेशान करना या बेचैन करना या चिंतित या भयभीत करना

🇮🇳Tamil

தடையற்ற

மனதைத் தொந்தரவு செய்

🇮🇳Telugu

అతుకులు లేని

మనసుకు భంగం కలిగించండి లేదా అశాంతి కలిగించండి లేదా ఆందోళన లేదా ఆందోళన కలిగించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનહિંગ્ડ

મનમાં ખલેલ પહોંચાડો અથવા અસ્વસ્થ બનાવો અથવા ચિંતિત અથવા ગભરાવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಗಿಲ್ಲದ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಬರಿಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹിംഗില്ലാത്ത

മനസ്സിനെ അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉത്കണ്ഠയോ പരിഭ്രാന്തിയോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਹਿੰਗਡ

ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਚੈਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精神错乱的

扰乱心神或使人不安或引起担心或惊慌

🇯🇵Japanese

ヒンジのない

心をかき乱す、または不安にさせる、または心配させたり警戒させたりする

🇰🇷Korean

힌지가 풀린

마음을 어지럽히거나 불안하게 만들거나 걱정하거나 놀라게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có khớp nối

làm phiền tâm trí hoặc làm khó chịu hoặc gây ra lo lắng hoặc báo động

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีอะไร

รบกวนจิตใจหรือทำให้ไม่สบายใจหรือทำให้วิตกกังวลหรือตื่นตระหนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlepas

mengganggu pikiran atau membuat gelisah atau menimbulkan rasa khawatir atau was-was

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakabitin

guluhin ang isip o hindi mapalagay o maging sanhi ng pag-aalala o pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berengsel

mengganggu fikiran atau membuat resah atau menyebabkan bimbang atau cemas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مختل

يزعج العقل أو يثير الانزعاج أو يسبب القلق أو الانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

بدون لول

ایجاد مزاحمت در ذهن یا ایجاد ناراحتی یا ایجاد نگرانی یا نگرانی

🇹🇷Turkish

dengesiz

Aklı rahatsız etmek veya tedirgin etmek veya endişelenmesine veya paniğe kapılmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא צירים

להפריע בראש או לגרום לאי נוחות או לגרום לדאגה או להיבהל

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