freakout

[ freek-out ]

nounAlso freak-out .
  1. an act or instance of freaking out.

  2. a person who freaks out.

verb phrasefreak out [freek out]. /ˌfrik ˈaʊt/.
  1. to lose or cause to lose emotional control from extreme excitement, shock, fear, joy, despair, etc.: Seeing the dead body completely freaked him out.

  2. to enter into or cause a period of irrational behavior or emotional instability, especially under the influence of a drug: to be freaked out on LSD.

Origin of freakout

1
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase freak out (in the sense “to lose one's emotional control”

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British Dictionary definitions for freak out

freak out

verb(adverb)
  1. informal to be or cause to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement

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Other Idioms and Phrases with freakout

freakout

Experience or cause to experience hallucinations, paranoia, or other frightening feelings as a result of taking a mind-altering drug. For example, They were freaking out on LSD or some other drug. [Slang; mid-1960s]

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