Bumaliw (en. To lose one's mind)

boo-ma-lee-w

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To become crazy or lose sanity.

When he couldn't sleep, he seemed to be losing his mind due to stress.

Nang hindi siya makatulog, tila nagiging bumaliw siya sa stress.

To become untrue to oneself or to situations.

His extreme worry about his situation led him to lose his mind.

Ang sobrang pagkabahala sa kanyang kalagayan ay nagbunsod sa kanya na bumaliw.

To exhibit abnormal behavior or reactions.

He lost his mind when he saw what was happening around him.

Bumaliw siya nang makita ang nangyayari sa kanyang paligid.

Describes a state of change or difference in mind or feeling.

Lose one's mind in love

To become excessively enamored or addicted to love.

Bumaliw sa pag-ibig

Lose one's mind in fear

To become extremely frightened to the point of losing sanity.

Bumaliw sa takot

crazy

A person who has lost sanity or has abnormal thoughts.

baliw

fool

A person who exhibits strange behavior.

baliw-baliwan

to go crazy or to become insane

Because of too much stress, it seems like he has gone crazy.

Dahil sa labis na stress, mukhang bumaliw na siya.

to be overly showy or attention-seeking

He has gone crazy on social media, posting everything he did.

Sobrang bumaliw siya sa social media, lahat ng ginawa niya pinopost.

to become wacky or eccentric

He has gone crazy with weird things, always having a new hobby.

Nag-bumaliw siya sa mga kakaibang bagay, laging may bagong hobby.