lost control
Couldn't hold steady
Lost control describes the moment when someone or something can no longer be directed or restrained.
A driver lost control of the vehicle on the icy road.
Beyond physical situations, it applies to emotions or circumstances: She lost control and started shouting.
The phrase implies a prior state of command that has slipped away, often suddenly or dangerously.
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- nervous breakdownAcute mental health crisis
- crashSudden violent impact
- off the railsBehaving erratically or chaotically
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
powerlessness · accident · spinning · vertigo · oversteer · hysteria · spasm · chaos · total chaos · rage · white knuckle · malfunction · panic · snapped · instability · disorientation · mutiny · insubordination
- lost controlsnapped, went crazy, went nuts, went wild, went bananas
- sports mistakesown goal, fumble, bad pass, dropped pass, wild throw
- ski injuriesACL tear, broken leg, broken arm, ACL tears, concussion
self-regulation and composure
lost controlstayed calm
held it together · kept one's cool · self-regulated · bit one's tongue
lost, control, lose, loss, losing, loser, losers, losses, controls