unstrung
pronunciation
How to pronounce unstrung in British English:
UK [ʌn'strʌŋ]
How to pronounce unstrung in American English:
US [ʌn'strʌŋ]
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- Adjective:
- emotionally upset
Word Origin
- unstrung (adj.)
- 1590s, "with strings relaxed" (of a harp, etc.), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of string (v.). Transferred sense of "weakened, unnerved" is recorded from 1690s.
Example
- 1. He was unstrung by the news .
- 2. The incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort .