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# unstrung

adjective; past form of unstring (unstring, unstrings, unstrung, unstringing)

«unstrung» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To unstring a bow is to take its string off, so that it is no longer ready to fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/#m1)
2. In talk, unstrung means very nervous or upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a prince unstrung his bow as a sign of peace; in talk «she was unstrung» means she was very upset

### Examples

- The prince unstrung his bow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/#x1)
- The archer unstrung his bow after the hunt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/#x2)
- After the bad news, she felt unstrung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unstrung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unstrung/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unstrung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unstrung.html) on Mova free.