LOSE IT
Dictionary entry overview: What does lose it mean?
• LOSE IT (verb)
The verb LOSE IT has 1 sense:
1. lose control of one's emotions
Familiarity information: LOSE IT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOSE IT (verb)
Meaning:
Lose control of one's emotions
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
lose it; break down; snap
Context examples:
When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely / When her baby died, she snapped
Hypernyms (to "lose it" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lose it"):
dissolve (lose control emotionally)
die (be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame)
fall apart; go to pieces (lose one's emotional or mental composure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue lose it
