Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose one's cool

/ˈluːz wʌnz ˈkuːl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: lose one's -cool
IPA: /ˈluːz wʌnz ˈkuːl/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.

Example Sentences

"But in his final singles match against Mandarino, the Menace lost his cool. Visibly rattled by noisy spectators, who chanted "Brasil! Bra-sil!" from the third set onward, he collapsed completely in the fifth set."
"The fiery femme fatale is notorious for losing her cool, and was once accused of hitting her secretary with a telephone and threatening to throw her from a moving car."

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

blow one's cool blow one's top drop one's bundle go ape go apeshit hit the roof hit the ceiling lose it lose one's temper lose one's rag

Antonyms

keep one's cool

Questions

How do you pronounce lose one's cool?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːz wʌnz ˈkuːl/.
What does lose one's cool mean?: To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.

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