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freakout

[freek-out]

noun

  1. an act or instance of freaking out.

  2. a person who freaks out.



verb phrase

  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.

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of freakout1

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase freak out (in the sense ā€œto lose one's emotional controlā€
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But spare us the existential freakout.

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Man, this tour is a psychedelic freakout.

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—The stock market freakout: It’s possible that Trump’s economic advisors, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and his political counselors finally got through to him that the market’s historically rapid plunge since April 2 would not be good for the economy or Republicans’ fortunes in the 2026 midterms.

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—The bond market freakout: More worrisome to financial observers was weird, counterintuitive activity in the treasury bond market.

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The Pennsylvania senator has said he's open to Trump’s expansionist plan to purchase Greenland, slamming colleagues for their ā€œfreakoutā€ over the suggestion in a Fox News interview.

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