lose sanity

Frequency: 8.525.3 per million words

To become mentally ill; to go mad.

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Examples (10)

  • I felt like I was starting to lose my sanity after three weeks in isolation.
  • Many people feared he would lose his sanity under such intense pressure.
  • She was afraid she might lose her sanity if the constant noise didn't stop.
  • The protagonist in the novel slowly loses his sanity while trapped in the haunted house.
  • It's a miracle that the prisoners didn't lose their sanity during their long confinement.
  • Without any social contact, one can easily lose one's sanity.
  • He felt as though he were losing his sanity in the chaos of the war.
  • The extreme stress of the job caused him to lose his sanity temporarily.
  • The character's tragic journey to lose his sanity is depicted vividly in the film.
  • Some psychologists believe that extreme isolation causes a person to lose sanity quite quickly.