freak out

Questions about freak out

What does freak out mean?

freak out means "a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for freak out?

Close synonyms include disorientation, freak, gross out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is freak out a common word?

freak out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.