flipped (out)

verb

Definition of flipped (out)next
past tense of flip (out), slang
1
as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own

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2
as in had a fit
to become very angry when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped (out)
  1. snarled
  2. angered
  3. choked
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  • There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
    Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of snarled
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  • But there would be uproar at such an increase, with supporters already angered over Ratcliffe’s decision to unilaterally hike seats not yet sold this season to a flat rate of £66, with no concessions for over-65s or under-16s.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Despite poor results as of late, Laporta leaped to the defense of his coach Hansi Flick, who has angered some fans.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of angered
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  • Many industries and landfills that made life untenable are gone, wiped out by economic downturns and deindustrialization, but the land and air are still so choked with detritus and pollution that people have not returned.
    Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Hawkins Point had historically been used as a defensive boundary and was sacrificed to keep Baltimore safe from the toxicity that choked residents while allowing the city to benefit from the income industries brought in.
    Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of choked
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