to come unhinged

Examples

• All

• Calm down, folks—you've come unhinged.

  Blog text (25)

• Well, he seems to come unhinged every holiday.

  Felix Austria! (2013)

• Because it means the American Right has come completely unhinged.

  Blog text (32)

• Sorry to have come unhinged!

  Fiction book (1995)

• I have seen many campaigns come unhinged because of small issues.

  Blog text (33)

• Matty O'Leary came unhinged when his wife was laid in the ground.

  Fiction book (2000)

• So, therefore, yes, you are observing the mutterings of people coming unhinged, of them losing their moorings.

  Blog text (15)

• A lot of it is from Objectivist Romney supporters who probably just came a little unhinged after 9/11 and never sorted things out.

  Blog text (19)

• Following the argument, she came unhinged and couldn't control her emotions.

• The stress of the situation caused him to come unhinged during the meeting.

Synonyms

F

to freak out

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

430 6.8

To become very upset or afraid suddenly and lose control

is broader not only fear responses but wider mental collapse or deep upset

L

to lose it

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

289 7.5

Suddenly stop controlling your feelings and become very angry or upset

is broader covering longer mental instability or severe uncontrollable behavior

F

to fall apart

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

193 4.2

To lose control of your feelings because of strong stress or sadness

is broader covering extreme upset that may also affect actions and behavior

F

to flip out

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

49 7.2

To suddenly lose control and become very angry or upset

is broader including longer lasting instability beyond brief explosive reactions

G

to go berserk

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

27 7.7

To become very angry and act out of control

is broader including emotional breakdowns that are not violent or frenzied

G

to go off the deep end

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

15 8.1

Suddenly act in a very emotional and out of control way

is similar but can include longer term mental breakdowns not only sudden fits

G

to go out of one's mind

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

14 7.3

To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset

is broader including loss of action control as well as severe distress

F

to fly off the handle

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

11 6.8

To suddenly become very angry

is broader covering many forms of emotional collapse beyond sudden anger

C

to come undone

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

9 5.3

To begin to fail, fall apart, or lose control

is focused on mental instability and extreme upset rather than structural failure

F

to fly off

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

7 5.3

To suddenly get very angry without warning

is broader also covering slow declines into mental instability not only sudden anger

B

to boil over

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

7 4.8

To suddenly lose control and show strong anger

is broader also including nonexpressive mental instability and longer breakdowns

L

to lose one's temper

vsto come unhinged

2 3.7

To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself

is broader applying to many emotions and deeper lack of mental balance

G

to go batshit

vsto come unhinged

• Offensive

2 9.9

To become very angry and act in a wild, out of control way

is the less vulgar more neutral term for severe emotional breakdowns

G

to go round the bend

vsto come unhinged

• UK

1 8.6

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

is not limited to permanent insanity and also covers sudden extreme upset

L

to lose one's mind

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

1 6.7

Become very anxious, confused, or upset and act in a way that does not make sense

is wider covering both extreme upset and lack of behavioral control

T

to trip out

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

1 8.6

Become very upset or excited and act confused suddenly

is focused more on severe disturbance and mental instability rather than brief excitement

L

to lose one's yarbles

vsto come unhinged

• Archaic

9.9

To start behaving in a strange and out of control way

is the general non slang term for similar mental lack of control

L

to lose the run of oneself

vsto come unhinged

• Archaic

9.9

Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion

is broader covering deep mental breakdowns and lasting lack of control

G

to go into a tizzy

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

8.3

Get very upset and confused quickly

is broader including full mental instability rather than brief agitation

L

to lose one's shit

vsto come unhinged

• Offensive

9.9

To suddenly become very angry or upset in a way you cannot control

is the less vulgar more general term for extreme emotional breakdowns

L

to lose one's cool

vsto come unhinged

• Informal

5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

is broader covering non anger reactions and more serious mental instability

T

to throw a wobbly

vsto come unhinged

• UK

9.9

To become suddenly very angry and upset in a dramatic way

is more general covering private or serious mental collapse not just dramatic outbursts

How Stable

to keep one's cool

• Informal

30 3.4

to come unhinged

• Informal

2 8.2

to snap

151 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology