freak out

VERB

lose control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go crazy lose it

WEAK

blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top break down come unglued crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ape go ballistic go bananas go berserk go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose one's composure lose one's cool lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out work oneself up

NOUN

bad drug trip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bad trip

STRONG

hallucinatory state

NOUN

loss of emotional control

Synonyms

STRONG

breakdown crack-up hysteria nervous breakdown nervous prostration

WEAK

agitation fear shock terror

Example Sentences

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“I’m not trying to babysit you. Just making sure my parents don’t freak out again.”

From Literature

“But if I have a particular gift, it’s a mental one — the ability to keep it together where others might freak out.”

From Los Angeles Times

This wasn’t going to work if she was freaking out too.

From Literature

They don’t bother to ask if I’m okay or if I’m completely freaking out.

From Literature

I knew people would freak out at the reveal, it’s such an exciting moment.

From Los Angeles Times