Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose one's head

/luːz wʌnz hɛd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: lose one's -head
IPA: /luːz wʌnz hɛd/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be killed, usually in a gruesome manner.

verb

To suffer decapitation.

verb

To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.

verb

To be dismissed from a job.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

loses one's head (present, singular) losing one's head (participle, present) lost one's head (participle, past) lost one's head (past)

Phrases

lose one's head if it wasn't attached

Frequently Paired Words

lose one's head if it wasn't attached

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

keep one's head

Questions

How do you pronounce lose one's head?: The recorded pronunciation is /luːz wʌnz hɛd/.
What does lose one's head mean?: To be killed, usually in a gruesome manner.

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