lose one's head: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General Englishneutralinformal
  • To lose self-control or presence of mind; to act irrationally or panic.
  • To become so upset or excited that one cannot think or behave sensibly.

  Examples

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  • When the fire alarm went off, I completely lost my head and forgot where the exit was.

    Cuando sonó la alarma de incendio, perdí completamente la calma y olvidé dónde estaba la salida.

  • She tends to lose her head during stressful meetings, which sometimes affects her performance.

    Ella tiende a perder la cabeza durante reuniones estresantes, lo que a veces afecta su desempeño.

  • If you lose your head now, all the planning we've done will go to waste.

    Si pierdes la cabeza ahora, todo el plan que hemos hecho será en vano.

• 2.

  General Englishliteraryarchaic
  • To be executed by decapitation; to have one's head removed (archaic or literary usage).

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  • In medieval times, many criminals lost their heads as a form of execution.

    En tiempos medievales, muchos criminales perdían la cabeza como forma de ejecución.

  • The story described how the traitor was captured and lost his head at dawn.

    La historia describía cómo el traidor fue capturado y decapitado al amanecer.

  • It was said that the king’s enemies would lose their heads if they dared to rebel.

    Se decía que los enemigos del rey perderían la cabeza si se atrevían a rebelarse.

  • The playwright’s script depicted a nobleman losing his head for treason in a dramatic scene.

    El guion del dramaturgo representaba a un noble perdiendo la cabeza por traición en una escena dramática.