"unmoored" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: un- + moored Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|moored|id1=negative}} un- + moored Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unmoored (not comparable)
  1. Not moored. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unmoored-en-adj-BNdLTiax Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 58 42
  2. (figurative) Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Translations (unstable, lacking in emotional connections): verunsichert (German)
    Sense id: en-unmoored-en-adj-6cfJA4lt Disambiguation of 'unstable, lacking in emotional connections': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unmoored
  1. simple past and past participle of unmoor Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: unmoor
    Sense id: en-unmoored-en-verb-u1HP8GP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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