WENT OFF THE DEEP END Synonyms: 12 Similar Words

went off the deep end

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past tense of go off the deep end

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to yield to mental or emotional stress After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.

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The numbers are consistent with the depressed transit levels recorded over recent days since negotiations fell apart.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Gorman’s handshake deal to buy UBS’s US wealth business fell apart in 2008.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

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