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Unhinged vs Disturbed - What's the difference?

unhinged | disturbed |

As verbs the difference between unhinged and disturbed

is that unhinged is past tense of unhinge while disturbed is past tense of disturb.

As adjectives the difference between unhinged and disturbed

is that unhinged is not furnished with a hinge while disturbed is showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

unhinged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (unhinge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not furnished with a hinge.
    • an unhinged door
  • (philately, of a stamp) Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.
  • (usually, humorous) Mentally ill.

    • See also

    * MUH * MNH

    disturbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
  • Extremely surprised; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disturb)