Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear one's hair out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: tear one's hair out
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react with extreme agitation.

Example Sentences

"My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out."
""It's only a rattle," Alice said, after a careful examination of the little white thing. "Not a rattle-snake, you know," she added hastily, thinking that he was frightened: "only an old rattle — quite old and broken." "I knew it was!" cried Tweedledum, beginning to stamp about wildly and tear his hair. "It's spoilt, of course!" Here he looked at Tweedledee, who immediately sat down on the ground, and tried to hide himself under the umbrella."

Inflected Forms

tears one's hair out (present, singular) tearing one's hair out (participle, present) tore one's hair out (past) torn one's hair out (participle, past) tear out one's hair (alternative) pull one's hair out (alternative) pull out one's hair (alternative)

Phrases

tear one's hair

Frequently Paired Words

tear one's hair

Questions

What does tear one's hair out mean?: To react with extreme agitation.

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