unmoored

[/ʌnˈmʊrd/]

adjective

desatracado, solto, sem amarras

1. Not moored or anchored; floating freely without being secured

The boat was left unmoored and drifted away from the dock.

O barco foi deixado desatracado e flutuou para longe do cais.

2. Lacking a sense of stability, direction, or emotional grounding

After losing his job, he felt unmoored and uncertain about the future.

Depois de perder seu emprego, ele se sentiu à deriva e incerto sobre o futuro.

3. Detached from conventional beliefs, values, or moorings

The character's unmoored morality made him unpredictable.

A moralidade desatracada do personagem o tornou imprevisível.

NYC Slang

untethered, unstrung, or floating

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

desatracado, à deriva, desgarrado

Most commonly used in general conversation

Rio de Janeiro

solto, largado, sem amarras

Colloquial usage more common in informal speech

São Paulo

desatracado, solto, desorientado

Metaphorical sense often preferred in urban context

Portugal

desatracado, desenraizado, à deriva

More literary usage; desenraizado common for figurative sense

cut loose

cast adrift

without a port in the storm

lose one's moorings

up the creek without a paddle

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