Go Ballistic (Verb)
Meaning
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- My sister will go ballistic if she sees the state of her room after the party.
- He's been known to go ballistic when anyone criticizes his work.
- My mom goes ballistic whenever she sees a low grade on my report card.
- I go ballistic when I get stuck in slow-moving traffic during rush hour.
- My father went ballistic when he found out I scratched his new car.
Synonyms
- Lose One's Temper
- Throw A Fit
- Combust
- Hit The Ceiling
- Blow A Fuse
- Have Kittens
- Flip One's Lid
- Hit The Roof
- Fly Off The Handle
- Flip One's Wig
- Have A Fit
- Blow Up
- Blow One's Stack