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Adjective

Mentally ill or unstable

Wildly excited or uncontrolled due to worry or fear

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

Having lost one's direction

In a state of confusion

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

Past tense for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

Past tense for to cause to go crazy or insane

Past tense for to cause to become angry

Past tense for to frighten or cause fear in

Past tense for to put a body part, such as a bone or joint, out of its usual place

Past tense for to make feeble

Past tense for to become mentally worked up or unhinged

Past tense for to put into a new position

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Adjective

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Mentally ill or unstable

not the full shilling

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

have kangaroos in the top paddock

foolish

off your trolley

unsettled

have bats in the belfry

flaky^UK

flakey^US

not in your right mind

off the air

ridiculous

one card shy of a full deck

a few cards shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

severely mentally ill

having bats in the belfry

deprived of one's wits

over the edge

having a screw loose

having kangaroos in the top paddock

two sandwiches short of a picnic

as mad as a hatter

disorganized^US

out of one's tree

severely mentally disordered

madcap

inane

as mad as a March hare

topsy-turvy

surreal

one sandwich short of a picnic

thick as two short planks

giddy

not quite right

emotionally unstable

emotionally unbalanced

not functioning properly

traumatized^US

emotionally disturbed

traumatised^UK

stupidly irresponsible

dead from the neck up

like nothing on earth

as thick as two short planks

never to be forgotten

beyond the bounds of possibility

light-headed

light-minded

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“His unhinged language suggested that persecution mania had briefly deranged him.”

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Wildly excited or uncontrolled due to worry or fear

at the end of your tether

not knowing what to do with oneself

driven to distraction

in a state of agitation

bundle of nerves

in a state of nerves

nervous wreck

like a cat on hot bricks

like a cat on a hot tin roof

with one's stomach in knots

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

like a fish out of water

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Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

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Having lost one's direction

woolly^UK

bedeviled^US

wooly^US

bedevilled^UK

with Alzheimer's disease

not knowing if one is coming or going

in a state of confusion

going round in circles

having lost one's way

off the right track

going in circles

having lost one's bearings

all over the place

not knowing whether one is coming or going

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In a state of confusion

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

unorganized^US

unorganised^UK

like a dog's breakfast

without law and order

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

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To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stroke

paralysed^UK

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

filled with consternation

setted someone back on their heels

terrorized^US

paralyzed^US

pulled the rug out from under

terrorised^UK

pulled the rug from under

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

made someone scratch their head

balked^US

stopped someone in their tracks

caused someone to lose their composure

knocked the stuffing out of

baulked^UK

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

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Past tense for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

agonized^US

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

agonised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

cavilled^UK

caviled^US

made a big thing out of

made a big thing of

made a meal of

made a mountain out of a molehill

caused someone to lose their composure

made someone feel nauseous

made someone scratch their head

made someone want to throw up

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Past tense for to cause to go crazy or insane

drove you out of your mind

driven you out of your mind

come apart at the seams

fell apart at the seams

came apart at the seams

gone bonkers

went crazy

fallen apart at the seams

drove round the bend

drove someone off their head

driven someone off their head

driven round the bend

went off the deep end

gone off the deep end

gone out of your mind

went off one's rocker

went nuts

became psychotic

gone off one's rocker

became demented

went off deep end

went out of your mind

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“The stress of war temporarily unhinged him.”

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Past tense for to cause to become angry

drove you to distraction

driven you to distraction

drove you round the bend

driven you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the twist

made somebody's hackles rise

made someone see red

wound up

drove to distraction

driven to distraction

drove you off your head

driven you off your head

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

drove you out of your mind

driven you out of your mind

made somebody's blood boil

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

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Past tense for to frighten or cause fear in

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

made one's blood run cold

scared the daylights out of

made one's hair stand on end

upset

put the wind up

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

filled with fear

got the wind up

scared someone half to death

scared the pants off

scared someone out of their wits

made one's flesh creep

made someone jump out of their skin

chilled to the marrow

scared the living daylights out of

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

thrown into a panic

given one the creeps

thrown into a blue funk

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

threw into a blue funk

gave one the creeps

thrown into a fright

given someone the heebie-jeebies

frightened the living daylights out of

put the frighteners on

frightened out of your wits

scared the pants off of

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

victimized^US

tyrannized^US

unsettled

scared the hell out of

frightened the life out of

scared the life out of

frightened someone out of their wits

sent into a cold sweat

hectored

victimised^UK

tyrannised^UK

made someone shake in their shoes

made it hot for someone

made someone jump out of his skin

made things hot for someone

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

given someone a jolt

taken aback

given a turn

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Past tense for to put a body part, such as a bone or joint, out of its usual place

Verb

Past tense for to make feeble

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

Verb

Past tense for to become mentally worked up or unhinged

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Past tense for to put into a new position

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