Phrase guide

out of one's mind

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/
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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Insane, crazy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You're out of your mind if you think you can jump that far.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Temporarily mentally unstable; very distressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • When you didn't phone home, we were out of our minds with worry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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Meaning 3

Away from the focus of one's thoughts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Try to put the day's troubles out of your mind and relax.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 發瘋 /发疯 (fāfēng) — insane
  • Dutch: buiten zinnen — insane
  • Finnish: järjiltään — insane
  • Galician: fóra de si — insane
  • Hebrew: אַראָפּ פֿון זינען (arop fun zinen) — insane
  • Hungarian: nincs eszénél — insane
  • Hungarian: meg van őrülve — insane
  • Hungarian: elment az esze — insane
  • Italian: fuori di testa — insane
  • Italian: fuori di sé — insane
  • Latin: dēmens — insane
  • Latin: impos animī — insane
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ute å kjøre — insane
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ikke rett i hodet — insane
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ute å køyra — insane
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ikkje rett i hovudet — insane
  • Polish: szalony — insane
  • Polish: zwariowany — insane
  • Polish: niespełna rozumu — insane
  • Portuguese: fora de si — insane
  • Russian: не в своём уме (ne v svojóm ume) — insane
  • Spanish: fuera de la mente de uno — insane
  • Spanish: como una cabra — insane
  • Spanish: como las maracas de Machín — insane
  • Spanish: fuera de juicio — insane
  • Spanish: no en sus cabales — insane
  • Swedish: inte riktigt klok — insane
  • Welsh: o ei gof — insane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憂慮 /忧虑 (yōulǜ) — distressed
  • Finnish: sekaisin — distressed
  • Galician: fóra de si — distressed
  • Hungarian: majd megőrül — distressed
  • Polish: podenerwowany — distressed
  • Portuguese: fora de si — distressed
  • Russian: вне себя́ (vne sebjá) — distressed