🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

取り乱した

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: torimidashta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unglued/ʌnˈɡluːd/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"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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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 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. 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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