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losing one's mind

losing one's mind is the present participle and gerund of lose one's mind.

Meaning of lose one's mind

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.

Questions about losing one's mind

What is losing one's mind the present participle and gerund of?
Losing one's mind is the present participle and gerund of lose one's mind.

Words near losing one's mind in the dictionary

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

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