From the headline of this article at the Washington Journal.
上記の文で、unhinged の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "unhinged" mean?
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解答
意味： 英辞郎によると、不安定な、気の動転した、動揺した
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:upset, unglued; especially : mentally deranged
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、初めて使用されたのは、1652年。
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use: 1652
Examples
- destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently becameunhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen
- If Loesch and her unhinged boss want to sound like the Khmer Rouge, or like Franco, in front of the whole nation for the purposes of selling more weaponry, well, that's a sad fact of life here in the United States of America. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "What Is This NRA Video Trying to Accomplish, Exactly?" 29 June 2017
- But what is notable is that these weird, unhinged events are still happening. — Jack Moore, GQ, "Donald Trump Is Still Holding Campaign Rallies Because No One Else Will Validate Him," 22 June 2017
- Our overheated and too often unhinged political debates are distorted beyond recognition by fear-mongering partisan appeals.
- unhinged activists can have a disproportionate influence on our debates.
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