lose it

phrase

1

: to fail to maintain a hold on reality

also : to become mentally unsound

2

: to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : to lose one's composure

so angry I almost lost it

Examples of lose it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Sling it around your neck, across your body, or double it up as a wristlet to avoid dropping your phone or potentially losing it to theft. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2026

Garfield stars as Ploughman, a farmer who’s lost his family to the Black Death and then loses it on some tax collectors. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

One question that scientists have puzzled over for years is whether Venus always lacked a moon, or if the hottest planet in the solar system once had a natural satellite and somehow lost it. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lose it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit