out of one's mind

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out of one's mind

  • /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/

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  1. idiomatic Insane, crazy. You're out of your mind if you think you can jump that far.

    Similar: off one's head, out of one's box, out of one's cotton-picking mind, out of one's gourd, out of one's head, out of one's skull, out of one's wits, out there

  2. idiomatic Temporarily mentally unstable; very distressed. When you didn't phone home, we were out of our minds with worry.
  3. idiomatic Away from the focus of one's thoughts. Try to put the day's troubles out of your mind and relax.

Opposite: in one's right mind

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Opposite: in one's right mind

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prep_phrase distressed

中文憂慮 /忧虑 yōulǜ
Portuguêsfora de si
Русскийвне себя́ vne sebjá

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@misc{out_of_one_s_mind_2026,
  title = {out of one's mind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20one's%20mind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}