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lose one's mind

/luːz wʌnz maɪnd/

lose one's mind verb: to enter a strong negative mental state.

Verb

lose one's mind (third-person singular simple present loses one's mind, present participle losing one's mind, simple past and past participle lost one's mind)

  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)
    1. (idiomatic) To become frustrated, angry.
    2. (idiomatic) To become crazy, insane, mad, psychotic.

lose one's mind meaning in Malay and Vietnamese

lose one's mind in Malay

to become insane
hilang akal

lose one's mind in Vietnamese

to become insane
mất trí

Synonyms of lose one's mind

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Forms of lose one's mind

third-person singular presentloses one's mind
present participlelosing one's mind
past participlelost one's mind
pastlost one's mind

Questions about lose one's mind

What does lose one's mind mean?
Lose one's mind means to enter a strong negative mental state.
What is lose one's mind in Malay?
Lose one's mind in Malay is hilang akal. See Lose one's mind meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is lose one's mind?
Lose one's mind is a verb.
How do you pronounce lose one's mind?
Lose one's mind is pronounced /luːz wʌnz maɪnd/.
What is the past tense of lose one's mind?
The past tense of lose one's mind is lost one's mind.

Words near lose one's mind in the dictionary

  1. lose one's head
  2. lose one's heart
  3. lose one's life
  4. lose one's lunch
  5. lose one's marbles
  6. lose one's mind
  7. lose one's nerve
  8. lose one's rag
  9. lose one's shirt
  10. lose one's shit
  11. lose one's temper

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