unhinged

• Décrit une personne qui est mentalement instable ou qui se comporte de manière extrêmement irrationnelle. Peut aussi qualifier quelque chose de délirant ou de hors de contrôle.

Describes a person who is mentally unstable or behaving in a wildly irrational manner.

1. Mentally unstableB2informal

   Behaving in a wild, irrational, or crazy manner; mentally disturbed.

   déséquilibré (mentalement instable)

   • His unhinged rant during the meeting shocked everyone.
   • She became completely unhinged after the accident.
   • The movie features an unhinged villain who terrorizes the town.

   Synonymescrazydementedderangeddisturbedinsanelunaticmadpsychoticunbalancedunstable

   Antonymeslucidrationalsanesoundstable

2. Extremely angry or upsetB2informal

   In a state of extreme emotional distress or anger.

   En colère ou bouleversé à l'extrême

   • He went unhinged when he found out his car was stolen.
   • The crowd grew unhinged after the controversial decision.
   • She was unhinged with grief after losing her job.

   Synonymesderangeddistraughtenragedfranticfurioushystericalunbalancedunstable

   Antonymescalmcollectedcomposedsereneunperturbedunruffled

• Verbe signifiant faire perdre la stabilité mentale ou l'équilibre psychologique à quelqu'un, ou détacher quelque chose de ses gonds.

A verb meaning to cause someone to become mentally unstable or disturbed, or to remove something from its hinges.

1. Disturb mentallyC1formal

   To cause someone to become mentally disturbed, anxious, or upset.

   déranger mentalement

   • The traumatic event seemed to unhinge him completely.
   • Constant stress can unhinge even the strongest person.
   • The shocking news unhinged her for several days.

   Synonymescrazederangediscomposedisorientdisturbmaddenunbalanceunmanunnerveunsettle

   Antonymescalmcomposereassuresoothe

2. Remove hingesC2formal

   To physically remove the hinges from a door, gate, or similar object.

   Déposer les gonds

   • The workers had to unhinge the old door to replace it.
   • He carefully unhinged the gate before painting it.
   • To repair the cabinet, they needed to unhinge the doors first.

   Synonymesdetachdismounttake off

   Antonymeshinge