Definitions

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 think you’d freak out the good people of Bloomington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

"If you were, like, 'There's turbulence up ahead, I don't know if we're actually going to land in Dallas'... everyone on the plane is going to freak out," she explains.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Sometimes, investors freak out when a company makes a deal.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

But as much as people freak out over Mamdani’s modest proposal of building a few government-run grocery stores, this conflict is not about policy.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

But now, standing in the somewhat empty lobby, he wondered if she'd freak out again.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

freak out

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