as in distraught
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1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out
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as in melted down
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked-out
Adjective
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There seems to be an emotional disconnect between their characters, as Anne appears somewhat distraught, while H arington's character looks much more at ease.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Michael Lynch, 62, went to New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Wednesday with his wife, worried about pressure in his head and tingling in his hands, his distraught spouse told the Daily News.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Danes had been alarmed by media accounts of European tourists being held in immigrant-detention centers.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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The images alarmed many onlookers, watchdogs and people whose photos had been manipulated, and there was a sustained pushback on X leading up to the change.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Jewelry often gets melted down.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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Wildly unpopular, of the 1 million coins minted, nearly 860,000 were returned to the Mint and melted down, according to the American Numismatic Association.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2023
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In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.—
Rachel Tashjian,
Harper's BAZAAR,
23 Feb. 2022
Verb
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Some victims reported feeling violated and disturbed by the trend, with many saying their reports to X went unanswered and images remained live on the platform.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, some homeowners as far as Plainville and Southington say they, too, are disturbed by the sound and have spent the last year and a half pushing their local governments to act.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Earlier in the night, host Nikki Glaser cracked a joke about the show's hype.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Host Nikki Glaser cracked jokes about a range of political topics during her opening monologue, from the Jeffrey Epstein files to controversy surrounding CBS News.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the core of this extremism is the dangerous view that the founders viewed aggrieved citizens who attack the government through armed violence as righteous patriots, rather than the enemies of the state.—
Douglas Letter,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Where camellia bud drop is concerned, Nuccio says this can result either from lack of water or moisture resting on the buds, which can be especially problematic on the coast.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the cold temperatures sweep through the South this winter, you may be concerned about bundling up and the beauty mistakes that could be ruining your skin.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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