spazz out
Freak out suddenly
To spazz out is to lose control emotionally or physically—panicking, freaking out, or flailing around: Don't spazz out, it's just a spider.
The term derives from spastic, originally describing muscle spasms, which makes it offensive to some, particularly in British English where the connection to disability remains stronger.
In American usage, it's casual slang for overreacting.
- go crazyLose mental composure
- flailSwing limbs erratically
- convulseShake involuntarily, violently
- lose controlFail to maintain composure
- lose your mindBecome mentally unstable
jerk · panic · twitch · thrash · meltdown · hysteria · tantrum · lose it · fly off the handle · shake · overreact · go ballistic · shout · squirm · chaos · nervous breakdown · breakdown · explode
spazz outstay calm
Remain unruffled
keep cool · keep it together · chill out · mellow out · relax
spazz outunderreact
Respond insufficiently to stimulus
shrug it off · brush it off · play it cool · take it easy · roll with it
spazz, spaz, out, outs, outed, outing, outer, outward, outwardly