Sekirov Dictionary

freak out

verb 4
noun 1
forms 5

verb4

•
(informal) 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.
•
(informal) To scare or unnerve someone.
- Don't take off your shirt when working behind the counter. You'll freak the customers out.
(informal) To be upset or nervous; to be scared or unnerved.
•
(informal) To adopt an unconventional (especially countercultural) persona or appearance.
- Formed in the heart of the British Invasion in 1964 as the Nevadas, the Jacks decided to freak out and grow their hair long. — 1990

noun1

(slang, old-fashioned) A negative or unpleasant experience with LSD or another psychedelic drug.

forms

freaked out · freaking out · freaks out · freak outs · freak-outs

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