lose one's temper
/luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/
lose one's temper verb: to become angry or annoyed.
Verb
lose one's temper (third-person singular simple present loses one's temper, present participle losing one's temper, simple past and past participle lost one's temper)
- To become angry or annoyed.
- When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.
- Synonyms:
- blow one's top, crash out, go ape, go apeshit, go ballistic, go batshit, go postal, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose it
lose one's temper meaning in Hindi and Vietnamese
lose one's temper in Hindi
- to be explosively angry
- आग बबूला होना āg babūlā honā
lose one's temper in Vietnamese
- to be explosively angry
- phát cáu
Synonyms of lose one's temper
- blow one's top
- crash out
- go ape
- go apeshit
- go ballistic
- go batshit
- go postal
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- lose it
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- lose one's cool
- lose one's rag
- pop one's cork
- snap
- Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise.
- blow a fuse
- blow a gasket
- blow one's stack
- cut up nasty
- cut up rough
- do one's block
- do one's nut
- flip one's lid
- flip one's wig
- flip out
- fly into a rage
- fly off the handle
- forget oneself
- get bent out of shape
- get one's back up
- get one's dander up
- get one's Irish up
- go bananas
- go bitchcakes
- go HAM
- go H.A.M.
- go off
- go spare
- have a cow
- have a fit
Antonyms
- calm down
- chill
- chill out
- chillax
- cool it
- cool off
- cool one's jets
- get a grip
- have one's wits about one
- keep one's cool
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Forms of lose one's temper
| third-person singular present | loses one's temper |
|---|---|
| present participle | losing one's temper |
| past participle | lost one's temper |
| past | lost one's temper |
Questions about lose one's temper
- What does lose one's temper mean?
- Lose one's temper means to become angry or annoyed.
- What is lose one's temper in Hindi?
- Lose one's temper in Hindi is आग बबूला होना (āg babūlā honā). See Lose one's temper meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lose one's temper?
- Lose one's temper is a verb.
- How do you pronounce lose one's temper?
- Lose one's temper is pronounced /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of lose one's temper?
- The past tense of lose one's temper is lost one's temper.
Words near lose one's temper in the dictionary
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