unstrung

unstrung
/un strung"/, v.
1. pt. and pp. of unstring.
adj.
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.

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