to separate or detach by or as if by dissolving an adhesive
2. Slang
to upset; confuse
Idioms:
come unglued
unglue in American English
(unˈɡluː)
transitive verbWord forms: -glued, -gluing
1.
to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent
to unglue a sticker from a wall
2. slang
a.
to confuse or upset:
He was unglued by his opponent's superb defense
b.
to cause to fail or lose effectiveness
Word origin
[1540–50; un-2 + glue]This word is first recorded in the period 1540–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cabinet, flare, labyrinth, monitor, telltaleun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose)
Examples of 'unglue' in a sentence
unglue
By which time perhaps he can unglue her from her scores.