unmoored

Meanings

• adjective

  Losing one's moorings or anchoring; being free from restraint or attachment.

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Variants

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unmoor , unmoored , unmooring , unmoors

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Etymology

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Originally means 'without a moor' or 'without an anchor'. Derived from the Old English word 'mōr', meaning 'moor' or 'marsh'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'unmoored' is often used in sailing and maritime contexts, but it can also be used more generally to describe any situation where someone or something is no longer anchored or restrained.

2. In poetry, 'unmoored' can be used metaphorically to describe the feeling of being emotionally or psychologically adrift.

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1. adrift: Being unmoored is a synonym for being adrift, which means being free from moorings or anchoring and being at the mercy of the currents or winds.

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Culture

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In literature, 'unmoored' is often used metaphorically to describe characters or situations that are free from constraints or are adrift in uncertain circumstances. For example, in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, the sailor Queequeg is described as being 'unmoored' from his native Polynesian culture when he sets sail on the Pequod.

How to Memorize "unmoored"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a boat that has been untethered from its mooring and is now drifting freely in the water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'unmoored' with the feeling of freedom and the image of a boat drifting on the water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Unmoored Unties Underwater' to remember the definition of the word.

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