Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
unstrung
adjective
/ˌʌnˈstrʌŋ/
Definition
To remove the string from a musical instrument or to describe someone who is emotionally disturbed or upset.
Examples
- After the concert, he found his guitar unstrung and had to restring it before practicing.
- She felt unstrung after receiving the bad news, struggling to maintain her composure.
Meaning
The term can refer both to the physical act of taking the strings off a musical instrument and to a state of being emotionally unnerved.
Synonyms
- distraught
- unnerved
- upset
- disheveled
