freakout
Americannoun
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an act or instance of freaking out.
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a person who freaks out.
verb phrase
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to lose or cause to lose emotional control from extreme excitement, shock, fear, joy, despair, etc..
Seeing the dead body completely freaked him out.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of freakout
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase freak out (in the sense “to lose one's emotional control”
Example Sentences
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However, Lauren Bradshaw of Fangirl Freakout said: "Emilia Pérez is a magnificent, genre-bending thrill ride that transcends the typical movie construct, breathing a fresh burst of excitement into the way we think about film."
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
Seattle label Freakout Records throws its sixth annual, genre-crossing festival at eight Ballard venues Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2018
Amiable pop-punky vocals come carefully wrapped in radiant guitars as warm and comforting as a fleece blanket in November, making their Freakout appearance a well-timed cultural import.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2018
This is a story about how the airport became the setting for the Great American Freakout.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2017
The Great Robot Freakout of 2015 has begun, and it looks a lot like the robot freakouts that came before it.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2015
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