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unstrung

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un⋅strung

  [uhn-struhng]
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–verb
1. pt. and pp. 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.

un⋅string

  [uhn-string]
–verb (used with object), -strung, -string⋅ing.
1. to deprive of strings: to unstring a violin.
2. to take from a string: to unstring beads.
3. to loosen the strings of: to unstring a bow.
4. to relax the tension of.
5. to relax unduly, or weaken (the nerves).
6. to weaken the nerves of.
Origin:
1605–15; un- 2 + string
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un·string   (ŭn-strĭng')   
tr.v.   un·strung (-strŭng'), un·string·ing, un·strings

  1. To remove from a string.

  2. To unfasten or loosen the strings of.

  3. Informal To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve.

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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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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