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LOSE ONE'S TEMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lose one's temper mean? 

LOSE ONE'S TEMPER (verb)
  The verb LOSE ONE'S TEMPER has 1 sense:

1. get very angry and fly into a rageplay

  Familiarity information: LOSE ONE'S TEMPER used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOSE ONE'S TEMPER (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Get very angry and fly into a rage

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; flip one's lid; flip one's wig; fly off the handle; go ballistic; have a fit; have kittens; hit the ceiling; hit the roof; lose one's temper; throw a fit

Context example:

Spam makes me go ballistic

Hypernyms (to "lose one's temper" is one way to...):

rage (feel intense anger)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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