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out of one's mind

head
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv wʌnz maɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv wʌnz maɪnd/

Definitions of out of one's mind words

  • noun out of one's mind (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 1
  • noun out of one's mind Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 1
  • noun out of one's mind intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence. 1
  • noun out of one's mind a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person. 1
  • noun out of one's mind a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century. 1
  • noun out of one's mind intellectual power or ability. 1
See all 54 definitions of out of one's mind

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Origin of out of one's mind

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English he(v)ed, Old English hēafod; cognate with Old High German houbit, Gothic haubith; akin to Old English hafud- (in hafudland headland), Old Norse hǫfuth, Latin caput (see capital1)

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Parts of speech for Out of one's mind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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out of one's mind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for out of one's mind

adj out of one's mind

  • around the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • bananas — crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
  • bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
  • beside oneself — If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited.

adjective out of one's mind

  • aper — a person who apes, a mimic
All 24 Synonyms of out of one's mind

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