to lose (one's) composure
31choke — I. verb (choked; choking) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of achoken, from Old English ācēocian, from ā , perfective prefix + cēoce, cēace jaw, cheek more at abide, cheek Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to check or block normal… …
32Freak — Freak, v. i. 1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one s composure; often used in the phrase {freak out}. [PJC] 2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; often used in the phrase… …
33freak out — Freak Freak, v. i. 1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one s composure; often used in the phrase {freak out}. [PJC] 2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; often used in the… …
34freak out — Freak Freak, v. i. 1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one s composure; often used in the phrase {freak out}. [PJC] 2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; often used in the… …
35bug — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete bogey, bugbear II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1622 1 …
36wig — I. noun Etymology: short for periwig Date: 1675 1. a. a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head b. toupee 2 2. an act of wigging ; rebuke II. verb ( …
37abash — (v.) perplex, embarrass, early 15c., earlier lose one s composure, be upset (late 14c.), from O.Fr. esbaiss , present stem of esbaer gape with astonishment, from es out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ba(y)er to be open, gape, from L. *batare to yawn, gape …
38unglue — [unglo͞o′] vt. unglued, ungluing 1. to separate or detach by or as if by dissolving an adhesive 2. Slang to upset; confuse ☆ come unglued Slang to become emotionally upset and lose one s composure …
39untune — verb 1. cause to lose one s composure • Syn: ↑upset, ↑discompose, ↑disconcert, ↑discomfit • Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfiture (for: ↑discomfit), ↑ …
40temper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temperament, nature, disposition; mood, humor, tone; tantrum, passion, rage; mettle, quality; calmness, composure, equanimity. See irascibility, feeling, intrinsic. v. t. moderate, soften; harden,… …
