freakout

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US/ˈfɹikˌaʊt/

noun

A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.

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Meanings

nounfreakout (plural freakouts)

plural freakouts · alternative freak-out

  1. slangA frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
  2. slangAn occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.

Origin

From freak + out, as a deverbal from freak out.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

freakout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freakout

MLA

“freakout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freakout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freakout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freakout.

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