freakout
an act or instance of freaking out.
a person who freaks out.
to lose or cause to lose emotional control from extreme excitement, shock, fear, joy, despair, etc.: Seeing the dead body completely freaked him out.
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.
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How to use freakout in a sentence
Last week I raised a silent, guilty glass to icons-old when I saw Solange Knowles and her elevator freakout.
Streisand’s Gay Sex Problem, and the Death of the Gay Icon | Tim Teeman | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that overlooks the real breaking news surrounding the Robertson freakout.
Duck! Reality TV Returns Us to the Dark Age of Tribal Warfare | James Poulos | December 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the freakout is contained within the cable-news echo chamber, we will all be better off.
Five Things You Need to Know About the Health-Care Exchange Rollout | William O’Connor | October 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“There is complete freakout mode at the agency right now,” one former intelligence officer tells The Daily Beast.
Inside the ‘Q Group,’ the Directorate Hunting Down Edward Snowden | Eli Lake | June 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you wanted create a scandal to have maximal appeal to GOP base freakout, this is it.
British Dictionary definitions for freak out
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
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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