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lose one's mind en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /luːz wʌnz maɪnd/

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To enter a strong negative mental state.
   • I can't take this anymore. We gotta do something about this or I'm gonna lose my mind! 2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (16:17 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Ragatha (Amanda Hufford):
2. (idiomatic) To enter a strong negative mental state. ▸ To become frustrated, angry.
3. (idiomatic) To enter a strong negative mental state. ▸ To become crazy, insane, mad, psychotic.

Forms

Synonyms

lose one's rag · lose it · go ape · hit the fan · lose one's head · blow one's top · hit the ceiling · lose the plot · lose one's cool · go apeshit · lose one's temper · hit the roof · fly off the handle · lose one's marbles

Translations (47)

ca perdre el seny (to become insane) · gl perder a cabeza (to become insane) · cmn 腦袋被驢踢 /脑袋被驴踢 (to become insane) · gl desvariar (to become insane) · tr aklını kaçırmak (to become insane) · ru потеря́ть рассу́док (to become insane) · pl postradać zmysły (to become insane) · de seinen Verstand verlieren (to become insane) · it gli è partito il cervello (to become insane) · it perdere le staffe (to become insane) · pt perder a razão (to become insane) · pl postradać rozum (to become insane) · nl zijn verstand verliezen (to become insane) · ru сойти́ с ума́ (to become insane) · es perder la razón (to become insane) · el χάνω τα λογικά μου (to become insane) · gl louquear (to become insane) · ja 正気を失う (to become insane) · es desvariar (to become insane) · tr aklını yitirmek (to become insane) · ca desvariejar (to become insane) · vi mất trí (to become insane) · fr déraisonner (to become insane) · pl oszaleć (to become insane) · fi menettää järkensä (to become insane) · gl tolear (to become insane) · fr perdre la raison (to become insane) · ca desvariar (to become insane) · it andar fuori di testa (to become insane) · it dare di matto (to become insane) · tr aklını kaybetmek (to become insane) · zh 瘋了 /疯了 (to become insane) · de den Verstand verlieren (to become insane) · pl tracić rozum (to become insane) · it dare i numeri (to become insane) · et mõistust kaotama (to become insane) · ro își pierde mințile (to become insane) · zh 失去理智 (to become insane) · uk з'їхати з глузду (to become insane) · it bersi il cervello (to become insane) · es perder los papeles (to become insane) · fr perdre la tête (to become insane) · sw -rukwa na akili (to become insane) · ru чо́кнуться (to become insane) · cmn 腦子進水 /脑子进水 (to become insane) · ms hilang akal (to become insane) · pl stracić rozum (to become insane)