Definition of "lose it" in English

Verb

1. To be overcome with emotion. To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

   • When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just lost it.
   • When she heard the news about her cousin's death, she lost it.
   • When the teacher's chair broke, the class completely lost it.

2. To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

   • When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just lost it.

3. To feel devastated, or distraught, especially when one's sadness is overwhelming.

   • When she heard the news about her cousin's death, she lost it.

4. To begin to laugh uncontrollably.

   • When the teacher's chair broke, the class completely lost it.

5. To lose one's mind, go crazy.

6. To cease to have a skill or ability, to lose one's touch, to be washed up.

   • When you think about all she's done for the sport, it's kind of sad, but she's completely lost it over the past few years.

7. To lose control of a situation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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9. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose,‎ it.