unstrung

[ uhn-struhng ]

/ ʌnˈstrʌŋ /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of unstring.

adjective

having the string or strings loosened or removed, as a bow or harp.

weakened or nervously unhinged, as a person or a person's nerves; unnerved; discomposed: The incident left him unstrung.

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How to use unstrung in a sentence

There was a vicious aching in his nerves, his muscles were flaccid and unstrung; a numbness was in his brain as well.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The incident did not demand more than a few seconds for its transaction and Winifred hardly noticed it, so unstrung was she.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Paralysis has unnerved and unstrung the whole system and yet the mind has remained uninjured.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Her countenance revealed her vivid emotions; she was overwrought, unstrung, half-crazed after a night spent with her fears.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

The mothers were so nervous and unstrung that though they occasionally shut their eyes, the slumber was fitful and brief.
The Phantom of the River|Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for unstrung

unstrung

/ (ʌnˈstrʌŋ) /

adjective

emotionally distressed; unnerved

(of a stringed instrument) with the strings detached

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