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spazz out

spazz out verb: to lose one's physical or emotional control.

Verb

spazz out (third-person singular simple present spazzes out, present participle spazzing out, simple past and past participle spazzed out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To lose one's physical or emotional control.
    • “If you'd adjust your schedule and not try to do everything for everybody, you wouldn't ‘spazz out',” he told her.1994, Gerald R. Weeks, Larry Hof, The Marital-Relationship Therapy Casebook: Theory and Application of the Intersystem Model, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 213
    • Oh, there are a few control freaks out there who might spazz out: "We are the aggressor and enjoy control," says one employee benefits manager.1996, Stefan Bechtel, Larry Stains, Sex: A Man's Guide, Rodale, →ISBN, page 463

Examples of spazz out in a sentence

  • Well, if you only knew his true feelings, you would spazz out!2003, Marilyn Decker, Family of Tragedy, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 39:
  • Now before some of you spazz out, be assured my kids know I cry and they wipe the tears away.2006, Linda Chute Shaw, A Legacy of Faith: A Journey Through ALS, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 61:

Forms of spazz out

third-person singular presentspazzes out
present participlespazzing out
past participlespazzed out
pastspazzed out
alternative formspaz out

Questions about spazz out

What does spazz out mean?
Spazz out means to lose one's physical or emotional control.
How do you use spazz out in a sentence?
Well, if you only knew his true feelings, you would spazz out!
What part of speech is spazz out?
Spazz out is a verb.
What is the past tense of spazz out?
The past tense of spazz out is spazzed out.

Words near spazz out in the dictionary

  1. spazas
  2. spazm
  3. spazmo
  4. spazmos
  5. spazz
  6. spazz out
  7. spazzed
  8. spazzed out
  9. spazzer
  10. spazzers
  11. spazzes

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