spazzing
Flailing around wildly
Spazzing means losing control in an agitated, frantic, or erratic way.
Someone might spaz out from excitement, panic, or overstimulation: She was spazzing over the concert tickets.
The term derives from spastic, a word for muscle spasms associated with cerebral palsy, making it offensive to some—particularly in British English, where the connection remains stronger.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- spasmsSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
fits · shaking · contractions · myoclonus · epilepsy · neurological · clonus · tonic
Catastrophic loss of control
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- outburstSudden emotional release
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
losing it · flipping out · going crazy · tantrum · berserk · unhinged · frantic · breakdown
Lacking physical coordination
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- flailingUncontrolled limb movement
- jerkyCured meat snack
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
bumbling · stumbling · klutzy · ungainly · uncontrolled · erratic · herky-jerky · all over the place
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
swamped · burnout · flustered · distracted · scattered · frantic · pressured · overstimulated
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- spasmsSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
tremors · fits · shaking · contractions · myoclonus · epilepsy · neurological · clonus · tonic · clonic
meltdown
Catastrophic loss of control
hysteria · losing it · flipping out · going crazy · tantrum · berserk · unhinged · frantic · breakdown · wigging out
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
awkward · bumbling · stumbling · klutzy · ungainly · uncontrolled · erratic · herky-jerky · all over the place · discombobulated
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
overloaded · swamped · burnout · flustered · distracted · scattered · frantic · pressured · overstimulated · sensory overload
spazzingkeeping cool
chilling · relaxing · keeping it together · mellowing out · unwinding
- spazzing outLosing control dramatically