spaz out
Freak out completely
To spaz out is to lose control briefly—panicking, flailing, or reacting with exaggerated alarm: She spazzed out when she saw the spider.
The phrase can also describe equipment malfunctioning erratically: My computer spazzed out and deleted everything.
From spaz, slang for a spastic or uncoordinated person—considered offensive in British English, milder in American usage.
React with extreme alarm
- lose itSuccumb to overwhelming emotion
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- flip outLose emotional control suddenly
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
hysteria · flail · tantrum · outburst · snap · unhinged · berserk · go crazy
Strikingly expressive or sudden
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
over-the-top · blow up · panic · alarmist · make a scene · catastrophize · escalate · disproportionate
freak out
React with extreme alarm
- lose itSuccumb to overwhelming emotion
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- flip outLose emotional control suddenly
panic · hysteria · flail · tantrum · outburst · snap · unhinged · berserk · go crazy · wig out
dramatic
Strikingly expressive or sudden
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
overwrought · over-the-top · blow up · panic · alarmist · make a scene · catastrophize · escalate · disproportionate · theatrical
spaz outstay calm
Remain unruffled
keep cool · chill out · relax · keep it together · mellow out
spaz outhold steady
Remain constant, unmoved
be still · sit tight · freeze · stay put · stand firm