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verb (used with object), un·glued, un·glu·ing.

to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent: to unglue a sticker from a wall.

Slang.

to confuse or upset: He was unglued by his opponent's superb defense.

to cause to fail or lose effectiveness.

Origin:
1540–50; un-² + glue

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Word Origin & History

unglue

1548, from un- (2) + glue (v.). Unglued in fig. sense is recorded from 1922.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences

But it probably won't help me unglue myself from the computer.

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