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Freak out
01
a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
freak outs
to freak out
01
to become extremely upset, agitated, or overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, or excitement
Slang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
freak
Present tense
freak out
3rd person singular
freaks out
Present participle
freaking out
Past simple
freaked out
Past participle
freaked out
What does "to freak out" mean in emotional slang?
The phrase "to freak out" means to become extremely upset, anxious, scared, or overwhelmed, often resulting in agitated or irrational behavior. The structure is informal slang where "freak" intensifies the idea of abnormal emotional reaction, and "out" indicates a loss of control. It is commonly used in everyday and online speech to describe strong emotional reactions to stressful, surprising, or exciting situations.
Examples
She freaked out when she saw the spider crawling on the wall.
