as in distraught
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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
Adjective
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Gocaj’s distraught relatives told WABC Eyewitness News that the Westchester resident had two children and two grandchildren.—
New York Daily News,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026 -
Louis Shapiro, that man’s attorney, said his client was distraught and still processing the tragedy.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The arrangement alarmed two top corporate governance experts who Fortune spoke with.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will be Queen , Andersen writes that the heir to the throne’s temper is bad enough that even his father has been alarmed at times.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 May 2026
Verb
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This is a rematch of the Patriots’ wild-card round win over the Chargers, when Justin Herbert melted down against New England’s defense.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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The internet melted down this week because Rodrigo chose to have a sense of fashion.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Amaya looks at me and must see a super freaked out girl in front of her because her face instantly softens.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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She has also been disturbed by the increase in what looks to her like a lack of trust in science, as seen in falling vaccination rates and rising instances of diseases like measles.—
Deepti Hajela,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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When to Plant Watermelon Seeds Most seed catalogs recommend direct sowing watermelon seeds into gardens or pots because watermelons don’t like to have their roots disturbed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
Verb
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There is perhaps no other athletic footwear brand who’s cracked the code of balancing retro design with new innovation like New Balance has.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
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Add tequila, lemon juice, agave, and cracked black pepper.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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As nonviolent avenues close, aggrieved civilians become more receptive to Baloch militants’ recruitment narratives.—
Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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If anything, Leeds were more dominant and more aggrieved in the first match than Bournemouth were in the second.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Approximately 40,000 residents in Orange County, California, are under evacuation orders as authorities are concerned a tank filled with a toxic chemical will either leak or explode.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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But there is a right to be concerned about Levshunov after an ugly 2025-26.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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