regain one's senses
Come to awareness
To regain one's senses is to recover clarity of mind after confusion, unconsciousness, or temporary irrationality.
Someone knocked out might regain their senses upon waking; someone acting foolishly might regain their senses when reality intrudes: After the initial panic, she regained her senses and called for help.
The phrase implies a return to normal perception or judgment.
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- clarityState of being understandable
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
grounding · feet on the ground · realization · coming to · come around · recognition · self-awareness · sobriety · recalibration · adjustment · rationality · snap out of it · awakening · responsiveness · alertness · lucidity · perspective · composure
regain one's senseslose one's mind
Become psychologically unstable
go mad · go crazy · take leave of one's senses · lose it · go off the deep end
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