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verb

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1
as in to bother
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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2
as in to lose it
to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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freak-out

2 of 2

noun

as in meltdown

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Recent Examples of freak (out)
Noun
The episode was almost entirely about Margo and her continued freak-out. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 For now, though, Chang is in her bubble up north and witnessing most of the freak-outs remotely and not in person. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026 Somebody, the woman had just a little bit of a freak-out for lack of a better term. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 After Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary this summer, some high-end real-estate brokers confessed to having something of a freak-out. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freak (out)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak (out)
  1. bother
  2. crack
  3. meltdown
  4. worry
  5. melt down
  6. anxiety
  7. alarm
  8. break up
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  • The one issue that is bothering me at or just before launch is the CPU's Wear and Tear management.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bother
Verb
  • Chalk a good part of that up to Wayne Ferreira, the coach Nakashima began working with in June, who previously helped Frances Tiafoe crack the top 10 and who’s helping Nakashima build trust in his own game.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Over four days in July, the AI agents were able to map 21 government systems, crack 85 government user accounts, and extract 2,500 personnel records, according to Dream, an Israeli AI firm that first discovered the attack.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of crack
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  • The subprime meltdown wasn't part of the conversation on Monday, but several of the financiers acknowledged a certain amount of risk in the AI trade.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Subsequent disasters, including the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown and the 2011 Fukushima leak, helped sustain that fear.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of meltdown
Verb
  • Hospices, good and bad, worry about their bottom lines and Medicare's fraud audits.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s left some observers worried Disney wasn’t bringing in enough summertime visitors.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worry
Verb
  • Tin cans are also melted down and turned into aluminium for jewelry.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • At one point, his statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down into two tons of bronze ingots.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
Definition of melt down
Noun
  • Validate their emotions by acknowledging any anxieties and feelings as normal.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Poor sleep in teens is tied to anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, weaker peer support and trouble getting through the school day.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxiety
Verb
  • Found in many foods For consumers, of course, the latest food safety concerns can be alarming given that lettuce and jalapeño peppers are used in many of the roughly 1 billion meals Americans consume daily.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Murphy is alarmed by what Iran stands to benefit from an end to the war.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of alarm
Verb
  • Patrick Mahomes and the first team lasted seven plays, with linebacker Cooper McDonald breaking up a pass intended for Travis Kelce.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Kisunla is designed to help slow the progression of early symptomatic Alzheimer's by targeting the brain to break up and remove amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of the disease.
    — Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of break up

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“Freak (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freak%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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