lose one's wits

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lose one's wits

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

  1. idiomatic To become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.

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verb become irrational

中文喪心病狂 /丧心病狂 sàngxīnbìngkuáng, 失去理智 shīqù lǐzhì

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@misc{lose_one_s_wits_2026,
  title = {lose one's wits},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lose%20one's%20wits},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}