out+of+one's+wits
61insane — a. Deranged, crazy, crazed, lunatic, mad, distracted, demented, delirious, out of one s mind, out of one s head, out of one s senses, out of one s wits …
62startle — v 1. dismay, disturb, agitate, shake up, perturb, unsettle, discompose, upset, jolt, jar; surprise, come up behind, sneak up on, take aback, take off one s guard; astonish, astound, amaze, boggle, overwhelm, overcome; stun, shock, scare, frighten …
63crazy — a. 1. Shattered, broken, tottering, rickety, shaky, crank, worn out, out of order. 2. Insane, distracted, mad, lunatic, demented, deranged, delirious, crack brained, cracked, crazed, out of one s head, out of one s senses, out of one s wits …
64stun — v 1. deaden, numb, benumb, anesthetize, knock out, Euph. put to sleep; All Sl. KO, kayo, lay out, coldcock. 2. shock, startle, gravel, jar, jolt, shake, shake up, give one a turn, take aback, Inf. discombobulate; hit like a ton of bricks, daze,… …
65appall — v 1. frighten, Archaic. affright, alarm, scare, intimidate; harrow, horrify, terrify, frighten out of one s wits, scare to death; shock, startle, astound, stun, stupefy, paralyze, petrify. 2. dismay, consternate, discourage, dishearten, deter;… …
66at a loss — Puzzled, perplexed, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, aground, ashore, stranded, cornered, out, at one s wits end, hard pressed, hard up, at a stand, in doubt, in difficulty, put to it, put to one s trumps, put to one s shifts, out of… …
67Excitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitation of feeling excitation of feeling Sgm: N 1 mental excitement mental excitement Sgm: N 1 suscitation suscitation galvanism stimulation piquancy provocation inspiration… …
68terrify — v terrorize, fill with terror, consternate, Chiefly Scot. fley, Archaic. affright; scare to death, Sl. scare stiff, Inf. scare or frighten out of one s wits or senses; stun, paralyze, petrify, freeze, strike dumb, put one s heart in one s mouth;… …
69afraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See fear. Ant., fearless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Apprehensive of the future] Syn. hesitant, anxious, apprehensive, disturbed, frightened, fearful, scared, nervous, timorous, cautious, uneasy,… …
70delirious — adj 1. deranged, unhinged, mad, Inf. out of or off one s head; irrational, incoherent, raving, ranting, babbling. 2. wild, wild eyed, distracted, beside oneself, out of one s wits, frantic, frenzied, rabid, hysterical; hot, feverish, in a fever,… …
