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adjective

Definition of wigged-outnext
as in hysteric

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wigged (out)

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verb

past tense of wig (out), slang
as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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  1. frantic
  2. hysterical
  3. distraught
  4. frenzied
  5. raving
  6. choked
  7. distracted
  8. obsessed
Adjective
  • Her dance, with disheveled hair, frantic eyes and red vermillion spread across her forehead, was truly chilling.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As the calendar moves away from the frantic sports equinox, the NBA stands to gain more attention for its early season action with its annual trip to Mexico.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • The character of Jessi at the beginning was a little hysterical, stuck in her world, like a puppet.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Rachel Carson's critics depicted her as hysterical, mystical, and witchy. Vampires Haunted Places and Spaces And Other Spooky Things Editor’s note: This list is updated periodically, most recently on October 28, 2024.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of hysterical
Adjective
  • The previews at the beginning and end of this week’s batch of episodes also show Ashley, Taylor, Monica, and Marissa all in tears or, at the very least, distraught.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • From there, an increasingly distraught Elisabeth comes to learn of a mysterious black market drug known as the Substance, which promises to deliver her a younger and more vital version of herself – with certain caveats.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • The start of early voting kicked off a frenzied week of high-profile visits, including from both presidential candidates.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The artist created the 347 images in a frenzied seven-month stretch in 1968, though only 28 will be on view.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
Definition of raving
Verb
  • This would not only reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste but also move us closer to a future where our oceans are no longer choked with persistent plastics.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Waterways choked with debris soon burst, taking 20-ton boulders, two-story houses — and even a 95-foot CSX bridge with them.
    Justin McBrien / Made by History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of choked
Adjective
  • Grieving widows and parents across the country told them about the patchwork of laws against distracted driving, and the inconsistent citations or sentencing handed down to careless motorists.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in some ways itself a product of those concerns, both as a 36-years-later sequel and as a story about how Lydia has since stepped into the position of the distracted parent who’s unable to connect with their own moody child.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Authorities framed the killings as the work of a jealous and enraged lover who became obsessed with Maria Tran while the two had an affair in the months leading up to the shooting.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • For so long, the art world has been quite conservative and obsessed in its categorization: an art fair has to look like this, a gallery has to be run like that.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsessed
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