as in frantic
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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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In the early morning of April 25, 2010, 911 dispatchers received a frantic call from Heidi Firkus, 25.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Alexander Talbot of the Wolcott Police Department arrived and approached the front porch, Jackson allegedly became more upset and frantic, according to the report.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Running from 2005 through 2013 for a total of nine seasons, the sitcom just cracked 200 episodes, following the hapless and offbeat employees at a fictional paper company.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
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The series traded on the glamorous sheen of their mythos but never cracked below it.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His almost-hysterical hilarity was contagious.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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In addition to being a hysterical actor and writer, Wilson is a devout student of reality television and hosts the podcast Bitch Sesh about the Real Housewives franchise.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The perpetrators often looked down at the floor or straight ahead as approximately 30 victim impact statements were read – most from young female victims, but also from distraught parents and Janine Swinehart, the prosecuting attorney.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The victim’s grieving brother was too distraught to talk to reporters.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Released in July 1996, the giggling red toy went viral during the 1996 Christmas season, sparking frenzied shopping scenes at stores across the country.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Also, stars in this frenzied state aren’t terribly stable; the fusion rate can be tempestuous, and the star undergoes incredibly violent paroxysms.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Paul Atreides in Dune, Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme — these are all characters defined by otherworldly gifts, monomaniacal drive, and a cold-blooded disregard for the concerns of others.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Canty and Lally churn with monomaniacal might, spurring Lewis to play bold, declarative melodies that Piorg answers with force.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His dad needed to pop in to check something, and what caught Will’s eye was a large drum of polyethylene pellets, the raw bits that get melted down and stretched into plastic wrap and plastic bags.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though skeletal remains are missing, some objects had been burned or melted down.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Police noted that the driver of the Hyundai remained at the scene to cooperate with their investigation, and that speed, distracted driving and driving under the influence did not appear to be factors in the collision.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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As long as Woodson isn’t distracted, Wise is fine with it.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Wigged-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigged-out. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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