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Definitions

come unglued

VERB
lose one's cool
Synonyms
WEAK
break down come apart at the seams come unstuck come unwrapped disintegrate fall apart fall to bits fall to pieces go to pieces malfunction

Example Sentences

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Garden variety pleasures, such as having a pet, cause them to come unglued.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

Given opportunities to come unglued when Curry, 35, suffered a shoulder injury in December and a leg injury in February, Golden State instead posted a winning record during both absences.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023

A simple question about whether he was ticked off about not being chosen for the All-Star team made Freddie Freeman come unglued on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Just weeks into the season, the Nets’ superteam was beginning to come unglued.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

So Sunflower bounced up, down, sideways, and backward, rearing and kicking and chopping, snorting furiously, only Herbie still wouldn’t come unglued.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.