Definitions

go ballistic

VERB

flip out

Synonyms

WEAK

blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up fly off the handle freak out go ape go berserk go crazy go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose it lose one's composure lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out

VERB

freak out

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 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

VERB

go crazy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freak out go off lose it

WEAK

blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go bananas go batty go berserk go bonkers go buggy go cuckoo go daffy go haywire go kooky go loco go loony go mental go nuts go nutty go off one's rocker go off the deep end go off the wall go psycho go wacko go wacky lose control of oneself lose one's cool lose one's mind wig out

Example Sentences

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go ballistic

Dictators such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would conclude that you can go ballistic and survive.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

Something small, like a guy blows a horn at me, and man, my insides go ballistic.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

"Some parents would go ballistic, but as a foster parent, I thought, 'What's this all about?'"

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2020

The anger and resentment come out, which is why so many former child actors go ballistic.

From Fox News ● Jun. 11, 2020

Like I said, Mom would go ballistic if she knew the stuff Grandmère did sometimes!

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio