freak out
To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or…To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.
» Are you freaking out?
Drehst du gerade durch?
Ти психуєш?
Meaning
4 senses(informal, intransitive)To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.
When Peter saw the nail poking up through his foot, he freaked out and started hyperventilating.
ausflippen, durchdrehen, ausrasten
выходи́ть из себя́vyxodítʹ iz sebjá, вы́йти из себя́výjti iz sebjá, обалдева́тьobaldevátʹ
виходити з себеvyxodyty z sebe
(informal, transitive)To scare or unnerve someone.
Don't take off your shirt when working behind the counter. You'll freak the customers out.
пуга́тьpugátʹ, напуга́тьnapugátʹ, испуга́тьispugátʹ
лякатиljakaty
(informal, intransitive)To be upset or nervous; to be scared or unnerved.
(informal, intransitive)To adopt an unconventional (especially countercultural) persona or appearance.
- lose one's nerve
Examples
305 sentencesAre you freaking out?
Ти психуєш? — deniko
deDrehst du gerade durch? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's parents freaked out.
Батьки Тома злякалися. — deniko
deToms Eltern sind ausgeflippt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't freak out.
Не лякайся. — shanghainese
ruНе кипишуй. — Karok
deFlipp nicht aus! — al_ex_an_der
Tom freaked out and started screaming.
ruТом взбесился и начал орать. — yatomoya
Tom said that he freaked out.
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From freak + out. Countercultural slang, originally referring to a positive reaction or exFrom freak + out. Countercultural slang, originally referring to a positive reaction or experience from the use of a psychotropic, usually a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug. First use appears c. 1966 in several newspapers, particularly in the Independent (Long Beach, California).
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Forms
freaks out, freaking out, freaked out, freaked out| Base form | freak out · to freak out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | freaks out |
| Present participle | freaking out |
| Past simple | freaked out |
| Past participle | freaked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb