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lost one's cool

lost one's cool is the simple past and past participle of lose one's cool.

Meaning of lose one's cool

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.
    • But in his final singles match against Mandarino, the Menace lost his cool. Visibly rattled by noisy spectators, who chanted "Brasil! Bra-sil!" from the third set onward, he collapsed completely in the fifth set.1966 November 18, “To the Ludicrous”, in Time
    Antonyms:
    keep one's cool

Questions about lost one's cool

What is lost one's cool the simple past and past participle of?
Lost one's cool is the simple past and past participle of lose one's cool.

Words near lost one's cool in the dictionary

  1. lost one's balance
  2. lost one's battle
  3. lost one's bearings
  4. lost one's bottle
  5. lost one's cookies
  6. lost one's cool
  7. lost one's head
  8. lost one's heart
  9. lost one's life
  10. lost one's marbles
  11. lost one's mind

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