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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
  • Leaving the Door Open For More S Pen fans were distraught when Samsung removed support for its beloved stylus from the Z Fold 7 in 2025.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • Laertes becomes deeply distraught over his son’s two-decade absence, a grief that had already claimed his wife, Odysseus’ mother, Anticlea.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of distraught
Verb
  • Among those alarmed by the state’s mounting repression are civil-society figures who have staunchly opposed the war with America and Israel.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • An OpenAI test that escaped its cage and alarmed the AI and cybersecurity industry attacked more than just Hugging Face, the AI platform that initially appeared to be the sole victim of the virtual lab leak.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of alarmed
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 melted down
Adjective
  • Lawsuits in which aggrieved families sue funeral directors over subpar restorations can also have a chilling effect.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • The team's true character, now perceived as aggrieved and disliked internationally, is fully exposed.
    — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of aggrieved
Verb
  • The gunk Bondurant observed was likely didymo disturbed off the bottom of the river by people swimming and walking around.
    — Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • By contrast, ecological systems are complexly interconnected, meaning that when one element is disturbed, all the other components linked to it are affected, too, spreading the disturbance throughout the system.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Once filtered, add the coriander; just add 1 tsp cracked coriander seeds to the finished cocktail, and let infuse for about 15 ti 30 minutes before straining out.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
  • The case was cracked using investigative genetic genealogy, a combination of DNA analysis and paper trail research that has been used over the past decade to reverse engineer a person’s identity.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of cracked
Adjective
  • The union has also raised questions about Cázares' role as fiscal advisor, pointing to her previous work overseeing other financially troubled school districts and questioning her compensation.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Politically speaking, Pompano Beach is a deeply troubled place these days.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of troubled
Verb
  • As far as the Tampa Bay franchise is concerned, Caminero joined Evan Longoria (four), Carlos Pena (three) and Brandon Lowe (two) as the only players with multiple 30-homer campaigns.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The homeowner was concerned about cracks that had appeared in some 10-foot tall 6×6 vertical wood deck posts.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerned
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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