freak out

パニックになる、取り乱す

恐怖や怒りが激しくなり、落ち着いて普段どおりに振る舞えなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become so frightened or angry that you cannot stay calm or behave normally.

• Do not freak out!
• He freaked out when the lift stopped.
• My parents will freak out if they see this bill.

使い方： freak out when… (He freaked out when he saw the blood.); freak out over/about something (She freaked out over the missing tickets.)

類義語： panic, lose it, lose control

反対語： calm down

よく使う表現： freak out completely, freak out over something

怖がらせる、不安にさせる

人をひどく怖がらせたり、不安な気持ちにさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel very frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable.

• Spiders freak me out.
• The empty house really freaked her out.
• Did that film freak you out too?

使い方： freak someone out (That strange noise freaked me out.)

類義語： scare, unnerve, creep out

反対語： reassure

よく使う表現： freak out someone, freak out the customers

不安になる、おびえる

ひどく心配したり、おびえたり、取り乱したりする。

やさしい英語で： To feel very worried, frightened, or upset.

• I am freaking out about the exam.
• She freaked out while waiting for the results.
• Are you freaking out about your interview?

使い方： freak out about/over something (I am freaking out about tomorrow’s exam.)

類義語： worry, panic

反対語： relax

よく使う表現： freak out about something, freak out a little

型破りな生き方をする

世間の慣習にとらわれない、変わった外見や生き方を選ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To adopt a very unusual appearance or way of life, often against traditional social rules.

• In the sixties, some students chose to freak out.
• He freaked out, wearing wild clothes and rejecting his old lifestyle.
• They freaked out together, growing their hair and joining a hippie commune.

類義語： go bohemian

よく使う表現： freak out completely, freak out in style