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freaked-out 1 of 2

adjective

as in distraught

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freaked (out)

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verb

past tense of freak (out)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked-out
  1. distraught
  2. alarmed
  3. melted down
  4. aggrieved
  5. disturbed
  6. cracked
  7. troubled
  8. concerned
Adjective
  • That gave way to sadness and the responsibility of consoling distraught students.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Residents would come to her distraught when repair estimates for their cooling systems topped their annual rent.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of distraught
Verb
  • Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the testing has shown continued drop in US scores over the last decade, that have alarmed many educationalists.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of alarmed
Verb
  • Thieves also are increasingly targeting museum items with gold and other precious metals that can be melted down and with gemstones that can be removed and sold, the agency said in a report in August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Jeweled and metal goods have increasingly become a target of theft because they can be melted down or broken down into parts.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of melted down
Adjective
  • Schiltz added that any aggrieved teacher can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In a later conversation in that same episode, the women’s roles are switched — Rhaenyra is no longer the impatient interrogator but an aggrieved ruler who has no idea how to govern; Alicent is the soothing confidant offering wisdom to welcome ears.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggrieved
Verb
  • But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • So grotesque that even the DP and the focus puller were disturbed.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Authorities have also warned of potential further collapse around the glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, which cracked and broke off, triggering the August 26 landslide and flooding.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Busch cracked an RBI single off Calvin Faucher in the sixth, before Kyle Stowers’ home run – a solo shot and his 19th of the season – in the seventh pulled Miami to within 6-5.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of cracked
Adjective
  • White’s Jimmy Hurdstrom is a good-hearted yet rough-around-the-edges ranch hand who evolved from a troubled criminal into a resilient, proud cowboy.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The second follows Hadley Baxter, a troubled actress who has signed on to star in a biopic of Graves after her journal from the grand flight is found.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubled
Verb
  • For those concerned about mercury content, sticking to smaller fish is the best bet.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Organizers have been concerned about turnout, but early signs point the other way.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of concerned
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