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came unhinged

came unhinged is the simple past of come unhinged.

Meaning of come unhinged

Verb

come unhinged (third-person singular simple present comes unhinged, present participle coming unhinged, simple past came unhinged, past participle come unhinged)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.
    • Dad came unhinged when he saw the report card with such bad grades.

Questions about came unhinged

What is came unhinged the simple past of?
Came unhinged is the simple past of come unhinged.

Words near came unhinged in the dictionary

  1. came to terms with
  2. came to time
  3. came together
  4. came true
  5. came under
  6. came unhinged
  7. came up
  8. came up against
  9. came up and bit
  10. came up from behind
  11. came up roses

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