lose one's mind

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lose one's mind

  • /luːz wʌnz maɪnd/

verb loses one's mind · losing one's mind · lost one's mind

  1. idiomatic To enter a strong negative mental state. I can't take this anymore. We gotta do something about this or I'm gonna lose my mind!
  2. idiomatic To become frustrated, angry.
  3. idiomatic To become crazy, insane, mad, psychotic.

Similar: blow one's top, fly off the handle, go ape, go apeshit, hit the ceiling, hit the fan, hit the roof, lose it, lose one's cool, lose one's head, lose one's marbles, lose one's rag, lose one's temper, lose the plot

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@misc{lose_one_s_mind_2026,
  title = {lose one's mind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lose%20one's%20mind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}