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un·string / ˌənˈstring/ • v. (past and past part. -strung ) [tr.] 1. [usu. as adj.] (unstrung) unnerve: a mind unstrung by loneliness. 2. remove or relax the string or strings of (a bow or musical instrument). 3. remove from a string: unstringing the beads from the rosary.

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