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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnglued
/ʌnˈɡluːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having lost emotional control, calm, or mental stability; extremely upset or agitated.
"He came completely unglued when he realized he had missed his flight." - 2
Separated or detached because the adhesive bond has failed.
"The spine of the antique book was unglued and required careful repair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (denoting reversal or removal) combined with glued, the past participle of the verb glue. The base verb traces back via Old French from late Latin gluten, meaning 'glue or paste'. The figurative meaning of losing emotional stability emerged in mid-20th-century American English, drawing on the image of something structurally falling apart as its adhesive fails.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unglued" is said worldwide
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déconcerté
Transliteration: dekonserte
"Il a complètement perdu ses moyens face à la nouvelle."
fassungslos
Transliteration: fasʊŋsloːs
"Nach der schlechten Nachricht war er völlig fassungslos."
sconvolto
Transliteration: skonvolto
"Era completamente sconvolto dopo aver sentito la notizia."
desquiciado
Transliteration: deskwiθjado
"Se puso completamente desquiciado cuando perdió las llaves."
descontrolado
Transliteration: deskontolado
"Ele ficou completamente descontrolado com a situação."
विक्षुब्ध
Transliteration: vikshubdh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बुरी खबर सुनकर वह पूरी तरह विक्षुब्ध हो गया।"
情绪失控的
Transliteration: qíng xù shī kòng de
Script: 中文汉字
"听到这个消息后，他的情绪彻底失控了。"
이성을 잃은
Transliteration: iseong-eul il-eun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 그 소식을 듣고 완전히 이성을 잃었다."
取り乱した
Transliteration: torimidashta
Script: 日本語
"彼はそのニュースを聞いてすっかり取り乱してしまった。"
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