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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2
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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as in distraught
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked-out
Verb
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The increasing accessibility of convincing deepfakes has alarmed some observers.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Japan was alarmed enough by the 2010 embargo — quietly lifted as Sino-Japanese relations improved — to launch a crash recycling program to reduce its China risk.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bracelet, which had belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, was melted down.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Reliever Luke Weaver melted down again, and then seemed lost trying to explain it postgame.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, desperate to heal her sick puppy, got behind the wheel for the first time and tried to drive to the vet.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pollard hasn’t cracked 100 yards this season, as the Titans have struggled to control the line of scrimmage in most games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The last six decades or so have been an extremely subtle hint, and the rest of us have cracked the code.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 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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As far as future relationships are concerned, Lopez hinted at keeping those private.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when Lia’s medical waiver fell off seemingly overnight in the fall of 2022, Joy was concerned.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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He’s slated to shake hands at a meeting of The 46, a group of powerful, aggrieved men named for the order in which Oklahoma gained statehood.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Yudkowsky and Soares are certainly experts in their field, but this book often reads like a disgruntled missive from two aggrieved patriarchs tired of being ignored.—
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October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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