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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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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

“There’s a pumpkin that people freak out about, these things from Colorado, we call them ‘Phat Jacks’—the stems are super thick and grow all crazy,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Ms Simms said Emily was agitated, shaky and started to freak out.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Next to Ivy, June shifted, and Ivy wondered if she was thinking that her mom would probably freak out about the whole bacteria thing.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.