Definition
To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.
To be dismissed from a job.
In Context
- "Mrs. Ambient's grief was frantic; she lost her head and said strange things."
- "Losing his head entirely, the young collier raved like a madman, what with pain and fear of hospital."
- "He then had to jump, and appears to have lost his head, as instead of walking the short distance forward to Slochd to let the signalman know what had happened, he started the 6½-mile walk back to Carrbridge."
- ""He never lost his head in a crisis," Mr. Mandela wrote of his comrade."
Also Said As
- flip out
- freak out
- head over heels
- in love
- lose one's marbles
- lose one's mind
- off with someone's head
- panic
- wig out
Opposite In Meaning
See Also
- lose one's head if it wasn't attached