loss of control
Authority escaping you
Loss of control is when someone or something can no longer be directed, restrained, or managed.
The phrase applies to physical situations—The car spun into a loss of control on the ice—and to emotional states: His anger reached a point of loss of control.
In aviation and driving, loss of control names a specific category of accident where the operator can no longer command the vehicle.
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
free falling · helpless · in over my head · overwhelmed · spinning · white knuckle · crash · wheels coming off · meltdown · nervous breakdown · breakdown · surrender · reckless · wild · careening · can't stop · slip · brakes
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- addiction signscravings, dependence, withdrawal, compulsion, relapse
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, worry, worrying, trembling
- aviation disastersplane crash, air crash, midair collision, crash landing, crash site
loss of controlcontrol
Authority to direct
mastery · command · dominance · taking charge · grip
loss of controlself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
self-mastery · composure · self-discipline · self-restraint · self-possession
loss, losses, loses, losing, loser, losers, lost, control, controls