unglued

[ uhn-glood ]

/ ʌnˈglud /

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adjective

separated or detached; not glued.

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Idioms about unglued

come unglued, Slang.

to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control: to come unglued in an emergency.
to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down: The negotiators tried to keep the fragile peace agreement from coming unglued.

Origin of unglued

First recorded in 1685–95; (def. 1) un-¹ + glued; (def. 2) unglue + -ed²

Words nearby unglued

ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious

How to use unglued in a sentence

After the spacecraft landed, engineers studied it and discovered that a tube that funnels urine into a storage tank had become unglued, Bill Gerstenmaier, SpaceX’s vice president of build and flight reliability, said during the news conference.
As NASA and SpaceX prepare to fly another crew to the space station, engineers are fixing a leaky toilet on the spacecraft|Christian Davenport|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
The partnership didn't last: Ann came unglued when Eva said she didn't want the two to share a room.
Reality Stars Who Overstayed Their Welcome|The Daily Beast Video|November 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He waited patiently as one of her false eyelashes became unglued and she along with it.
The Anti-Oprah|Kevin Sessums|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Using the outspread fingers of each hand, begin with the unglued edge and roll the paper around the wood.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

She started to come unglued again but stopped the dissolving process just before the wet and gooey stage set in.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
Books soon become mildewed or unglued and the finest library will soon have the appearance of a secondhand bookshop.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols
Baston, unglued from the wall, spoke up with his usual pompous eagerness.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
There had been damp weather, and the leather of the bellows had become unglued.
An Old English Home|S. Baring-Gould

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unglued

see under come apart at the seams.

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