FREAK-OUTS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

freak-outs

noun

plural of freak-out

as in anxieties

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Noun

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy spent a good chunk of his weekly visit with reporters detailing breakdowns that led to last weekend’s crushing loss at Denver.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Check out the complete top ten, as well as other regional breakdowns here, courtesy of PropertyShark.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of breakdowns

Noun

Others, primarily older, Black residents from the West and South sides, raised alarms about day-to-day policing issues in the parts of the city most afflicted by crime and other quality-of-life deficiencies.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
If the season’s steadiest Latino contender starts to slide, or voters opt for someone like his co-star Robert Pattinson instead, the alarms will only get louder.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of alarms

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From the very start, the students assigned as guards went on cruel power trips and repeatedly humiliated — if not psychologically tortured — the inmates, to the point that some of the prisoners suffered nervous breakdowns.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
This had resulted in several nervous breakdowns during my first few weeks back home.

— Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of nervous breakdowns

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