אִבֵּד אֶת הָעֶשְׁתּוֹנוֹת, אִבֵּד עֶשְׁתּוֹנוֹת , איבד את העשתונות (אָבְדַן עֶשְׁתּוֹנוֹת, אובדן עשתונות)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To lose one’s wits / To be confused / To lose one’s head

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Lost control of his behavior; became confused or disoriented. ("Eshtonot" means thoughts.)

("His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; on that very day his thoughts perish" – Psalms 146:4; also: “His head grew heavy... he stumbled and fell beneath him, and lost his wits” – Mendele Mocher Sforim, The Travels of Benjamin the Third; also: “When he pulled himself out of the reeds, the waves struck his head. He lost his senses” – Agnon, The Garment; also: “But no one recognized him; they drove him from their homes with contempt, looking upon him as a stranger who had lost his wits” – Mordechai ben Yehezkel, Book of Tales, Part IV, The Decree Was Canceled.)