come unglued

come un·glued

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhn-glood]
- /kʌm ʌnˈglud/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhn-glood]
- /kʌm ʌnˈglud/

Definitions of come unglued words

phrase come unglued If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. 3
phrase come unglued To come unglued means to fail. 3
phrase come unglued If someone comes unglued, they become very upset and emotional, and perhaps confused or mentally ill. 3
noun come unglued to cease to be held in place by glue 3
noun come unglued to become very upset and emotional 3
noun come unglued to become emotionally upset and lose one's composure 3

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Origin of come unglued

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

1685-95; (def 1) un-1 + glued; (def 2) unglue + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Come unglued

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come unglued

come unglued popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for come unglued

verb come unglued

disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
fall apart — physically: into pieces
go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.

All 7 Synonyms of come unglued