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un·strung
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ʌnˈstrʌŋ
/
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uhn-
struhng
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verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of
unstring
.
adjective
2.
having the string or strings loosened or removed, as a bow or harp.
3.
weakened or nervously unhinged, as a person or a person's nerves; unnerved; discomposed:
The incident left him unstrung.
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unstrung
(ʌnˈstrʌŋ)
—
adj
1.
emotionally distressed; unnerved
2.
(of a stringed instrument) with the strings detached
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unstrung
1598, "with strings relaxed" (of a harp, etc.), from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
string
(v.). Transf. sense of "weakened, unnerved" is recorded from 1692.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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