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unstrung

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un·strung  (n-strng)
v.
Past tense and past participle of unstring.
adj.
1. Having a string or strings loosened or removed.
2. Informal Emotionally upset.

unstrung [ʌnˈstrʌŋ]
adj
1. emotionally distressed; unnerved
2. (Music, other) (of a stringed instrument) with the strings detached
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unstrung - emotionally upsetunstrung - emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"
discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
Translations
unstrung pret, ptp of unstring
adj
persondemoralisiert, entnervt; nerveszerrüttet
violinunbesaitet


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Clayton, my boy, I know you are tired out and unstrung, but that's no reason why you should make an ass of yourself.
And now, with my nerves already excited and half unstrung, I could not hear those words so sweetly warbled forth without some symptoms of emotion I was not able to suppress.
These were followed by sevenscore archers clad in their bravest Lincoln green, and with their new bows unstrung in token of peace.
 
 
 
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