lost it
Went totally berserk
Lost it describes a sudden breakdown of composure or control.
Someone who lost it might have burst into tears, erupted in anger, or collapsed in laughter: When she saw the mess, she just lost it.
It can also mean went crazy in a more lasting sense: He's completely lost it—talks to himself on the street.
Context determines whether the loss is emotional, mental, or both.
- freaked outBecame extremely agitated
- flipped outLost emotional control suddenly
- flew off the handleReacted with sudden rage
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
hit the roof · unhinged · rage · seeing red · cracked · gone mad · insane · marbles · went bananas · bonkers · hysteria · threw a fit · apeshit · blew up · wigged out · batshit · grip · composure
- lost controlsnapped, went crazy, went nuts, went wild, went bananas
- washed-uphas-been, over the hill, past prime, played out, finished
- insanityinsane, crazy, mad, lunatic, insanity
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
emotional composure
lost itstayed calm
kept one's cool · held it together · bit one's tongue · gritted one's teeth