spazzing out
Having a meltdown
Spazzing out is losing control in a frantic, erratic way—flailing about physically or mentally.
Someone might spaz out from excitement, panic, or overstimulation: My dog spazzes out whenever the doorbell rings.
The term derives from spastic, which some find offensive for its association with cerebral palsy and similar conditions, though spaz has drifted far from clinical origins in casual American speech.
- freakingMild intensifying expletive
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
on edge · agitated · hysterical · rattled · overwrought · can't even · flailing · losing it · go crazy · hyperactivity · freak out · going bonkers · overstimulation · impulsivity · flip out · outburst · flying off the handle · coming unglued
spazzing outkeeping one's cool
Staying composed when provoked
chilling out · keeping it together · mellowing out · unwinding · relaxing
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