unstrung
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un·strung
(ŭn-strŭng′)v.
Past tense and past participle of unstring.
adj.
1. Having a string or strings loosened or removed.
2. Informal Emotionally upset.
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unstrung
(ʌnˈstrʌŋ)adj
1. emotionally distressed; unnerved
2. (Music, other) (of a stringed instrument) with the strings detached
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un•strung
(ʌnˈstrʌŋ)v.
1. pt. and pp. of unstring.
adj. 2. weakened or nervously upset, as a person or a person's nerves; unnerved.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" |
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Translations
unstrung
pret, ptp of unstringadj
person → demoralisiert, entnervt; nerves → zerrüttet
violin → unbesaitet
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