as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigged-out
Adjective
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The frantic search for the 34-year-old woman began in April and ended with the discovery of her remains in a narrow space between two buildings in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb of her home city of Denver, on Friday, June 6.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Alongside the frantic rush for textbooks, new stationery, and the last days of summer freedom, students are now having to get to grips with new artificial intelligence tools.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reactionaries respond in kind by cataloging that outrage and using it to portray their ideological opponents as hysterical, overreactive, and out of touch.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
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In one dramatic scene, Victoria has a seizure in reaction to the medication, and Imogen becomes hysterical.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Belly is distraught with all the wedding planning, Conrad explains.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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But when reports appear in the paper implicating Lizzy in an affair, Nan is distraught and recruits her mom, Patricia St. George (Christina Hendricks) for help.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shortly after 6:00 pm on July 31 as trades were announced after the frenzied deadline, GM Brian Cashman summarized the deals by ticking off the names of David Bednar, Jake Bird and Camilo Doval as part of a busy week that resulted in seven new players being acquired.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Challenges are also proceeding against the other frenzied aggressions prompted by the fake immigration emergency, including a lawsuit by the ACLU over the creation of the Alligator Alcatraz facility.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
1 Mar. 2023
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Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.—
Chaise Sanders,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
Verb
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In February, a female officer was choked, punched, and kicked in the face and body by an inmate with a face covering.—
Peter Cordi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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El Financiero also reported that authorities are investigating whether the accident was caused by excessive speed or distracted driving.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And like Katherine in the film, she’s just become so driven and so obsessed.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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But recently, people without diabetes have become obsessed with managing their blood sugar.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Wigged-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigged-out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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