Definitions for ungluedʌnˈglud

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•gluedʌnˈglud(adj.)

  1. separated or detached; not glued.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Idioms for unglued:

  1. come unglued, Informal. to lose emotional control. to disintegrate; fall apart:

    Negotiations have come unglued.

    Category: Idiom, Status (usage)

Origin of unglued:

1685

Wiktionary

  1. unglued(Adjective)

    Not secured with glue.

    The unglued joints all fell apart in shipment, but the properly joined piece survived intact.

  2. unglued(Adjective)

    Insane, upset.

    He was calm at first, then suddenly he came unglued and started screaming. He completely lost it.


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