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adjective

Definition of freaked-outnext
as in distraught

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freaked (out)

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verb

past tense of freak (out)
1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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2
as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked-out
  1. distraught
  2. freaked
  3. disturbed
  4. aggrieved
  5. troubled
  6. bothered
  7. worried
  8. distracted
Adjective
  • As the war goes on Lena is distraught, not knowing anything of what has become of him, not receiving any letters.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Rebecca De Mornay starred as a twisted widow who, distraught over losing her own baby, insinuates herself into a family as their nanny, with the ultimate goal of taking the kids and the husband for herself.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Definition of freaked
Verb
  • While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • This belief enabled aggrieved men to see themselves as a class and a constituency for the first time.
    Theresa Iker / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The statement that followed from Mr. Biden on Sunday offered a window into the mind-set of an aggrieved president who, in the end, could not separate his duty as a father from his half century of principled promises as a politician.
    Katie Rogers, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of aggrieved
Adjective
  • The 2017 film from director Nikolaj Arcel introduces audiences to Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a troubled teenager plagued by visions of a mysterious tower, a malevolent sorcerer and a lone gunslinger.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In the weeks since the presidential election, the network’s primetime audience has fallen by about half, sparking scores of stories about a troubled operation.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of troubled
Verb
  • Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t be hassled with anything.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • Still, some residents are worried about the drones.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Lawmakers in New Jersey and beyond grew worried Friday about the now-regular spotting of drones over the state, with officials calling for answers and more transparency from federal agencies.
    The Hill, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Verb
  • In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Russia, distracted by its war in Ukraine, failed to provide back-up.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
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