to unglue

Examples

• All

• The unexpected news made him feel unglued, and he struggled to maintain his composure.

• And, you know, so, so maybe the fact that like maybe this whole thing can kind of come unglued in in a positive way.

• During the heated argument, her words seemed to unglue him, revealing deep-seated emotions he had previously hidden.

Synonyms

U

to unnerve

vsto unglue

20 6.3

To make someone feel nervous and less confident

works more broadly to disturb emotions rather than lower confidence specifically

U

to unsettle

vsto unglue

7 4.9

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

affects composure in the moment rather than a broader sense of peace

D

to discompose

vsto unglue

1 9.1

To make someone feel nervous

is more about causing loss of composure rather than simple unease

U

to unhinge

vsto unglue

1 7.9

To make someone very upset or unable to think clearly

refers to losing composure emotionally rather than severe mental unbalance

U

to untune

vsto unglue

• Archaic

8.9

To make someone lose their calm and feel upset

emphasizes losing outward composure rather than deeper emotional instability

U

to unfix

vsto unglue

9.1

Make someone feel upset and unable to think clearly

focuses only on emotional upset rather than broader mental disturbance

Antonyms

C

to calm

962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

C

to compose

33 4.7

To calm yourself after strong feelings

How Unsettled

to unhinge

1 7.9

to unglue

• Informal

7.5

to shake

410 5.3

to unnerve

20 6.3

to startle

131 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology