loses one's head
Acts without thinking
To lose one's head is to panic or become so emotional that rational thinking fails: She completely lost her head when she saw the fire spreading.
The phrase suggests temporary loss of composure or judgment under pressure.
Someone who keeps their head maintains calm in the same circumstances.
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- flying off the handleLosing composure suddenly
- blind rageUncontrolled, unseeing anger
forgetfulness · misjudgment · absent-mindedness · fear · impulsiveness · tunnel vision · mental block · recklessness · agitation · indecision · overreaction · emergencies · under pressure · unhinged · rage · heat of the moment · anxiety · stress response