Freak out

[nq:1]Could someone explain the meaning of "freak out" and give some examples of it's usage? That's a colloquialism meaning to become agitated or excited.[/nq]
"She found out she had a winning lottery ticket and freaked out"

"I didn't tell me mother that I failed the exam yet. I'm afraid she'll freak out and ground me!"

jhjs writes:
[nq:1]Could someone explain the meaning of "freak out" and give some examples of it's usage?[/nq]
Crise de nerfs temporaire, état d'inquiétude extrême provoqué par un événement spécifique (dans la plupart des cas).

L'expression est un peu démodée. Elle était nettement plus courante il y a 30-40 ans.

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jhjs writes:
[nq:1]Could someone explain the meaning of "freak out" and give some examples of it's usage?[/nq]
Sorry, I answered in French by mistake (wrong newsgroup!).

To freak out is to experience a state of extreme anxiety of short duration, usually in response to some specific event. This colloquial expression is somewhat dated, having been much more popular 30-40 years ago.

You mean "its" usage. "it's" means "it is". I see that John gave you a very clear explanation, so I won't attempt another one. bye GFC

I disagree. I live in California and we use it all the time. We use it non only in its verb form, but in its noun form (freak), adjective (freaky or freakish) and even in its adverb form (freekishly). This is what a search on google produced: freak (verb and noun) 4,050,000 returns freaky 2,030,000 freakish 124,000 freakishly 41,700 If the expression was as outdated as you say (30 or 40 years) an