unstrung
/ʌnˈstrʌŋ/
adjective
- Emotionally upset, nervous, or unable to control one's feelings.
- He was unstrung by the news of the accident.
- After the argument, she felt completely unstrung and couldn't focus.
- The constant noise left him unstrung and irritable all day.
- Having the strings removed or broken, especially of a musical instrument or a bow.
- The guitar was unstrung, so he couldn't play it.
- He found an unstrung bow in the attic, its wood cracked and dry.
- The old violin lay unstrung in its case for years.