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

Democrats previously held a slight majority after the 2022 midterm election but lost it in 2024. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

There was so much to lose, and so many different ways to lose it. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Conditionality works best when the United States remains engaged enough for its partners to care about losing it. — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Trump’s endless war and its global economic destruction isn’t helping the North Carolina apple farmer who lost it all in Hurricane Helene. — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 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