lose one's temper

Verb

Meaning

get very angry and fly into a rage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fume lose it explode flip erupt rant fulminate blow up combust flare-up see red blow a fuse seethe hit the roof fly off the handle
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Antonyms

collect settle alleviate mitigate relax quell
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Hypernyms

rage

Examples

One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end. William Butler Yeats

Mr. Nixon, the [late] Vice-President of the U. S. A., has said that the time to lose one's temper is when it is deliberate, whilst another wiseacre has stated, "Speak when you are angry and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret." Peter de Noronha

The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Source: Internet

Spam makes me go ballistic Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lose one's self-control lose one's sense of proportion lose one's sight lose one's touch lose one's way lose one's wind