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lose one's wits

lose one's wits verb: to become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.

Forms of lose one's wits

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

Questions about lose one's wits

What does lose one's wits mean?
Lose one's wits means to become irrational; lose one's mind or sense of reason.
What part of speech is lose one's wits?
Lose one's wits is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose one's wits?
The past tense of lose one's wits is lost one's wits.

Words near lose one's wits in the dictionary

  1. lose one's temper
  2. lose one's tongue
  3. lose one's touch
  4. lose one's virginity
  5. lose one's way
  6. lose one's wits
  7. lose oneself
  8. lose out
  9. lose patience
  10. lose sight of
  11. lose sleep

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