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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

In humanities class, people are starting to freak out and second-guess their paradoxes.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King