lose one's head
Act without thinking
To lose one's head is to lose composure or self-control, typically under pressure or strong emotion: She completely lost her head when she saw the fire spreading.
The phrase suggests abandoning reason for panic or impulse.
Less commonly, it means to become infatuated: He lost his head over the new secretary.
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
anxiety · frenzy · desperation · meltdown · chaos · trepidation · distress · overwhelmed
Emotionally out of control
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
flustered · volatile · temperamental · explosive · unhinged · erratic · frenzied · uncontrolled
Carelessly ignoring danger
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- hotheadedEasily provoked to anger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
hasty · foolhardy · unthinking · reactive · careless · brash · precipitous · ill-considered
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
dread · anxiety · frenzy · desperation · meltdown · chaos · trepidation · distress · overwhelmed · disoriented
hysterical
Emotionally out of control
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
frantic · flustered · volatile · temperamental · explosive · unhinged · erratic · frenzied · uncontrolled · worked-up
reckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- hotheadedEasily provoked to anger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
rash · hasty · foolhardy · unthinking · reactive · careless · brash · precipitous · ill-considered · thoughtless
lose one's headkeep one's head
Remain calm despite stress
keep one's cool · stay calm · keep one's wits about one · keep cool · keep calm
lose, loses, losing, loser, losers, loss, losses, ones, oneness