"pull one's hair out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls one's hair out [present, singular, third-person], pulling one's hair out [participle, present], pulled one's hair out [participle, past], pulled one's hair out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pulls one's hair out|pulling one's hair out|pulled one's hair out|pulled one's hair out}} pull one's hair out (third-person singular simple present pulls one's hair out, present participle pulling one's hair out, simple past and past participle pulled one's hair out)
  1. Alternative form of tear one's hair out Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tear one's hair out
    Sense id: en-pull_one's_hair_out-en-verb-aP3RfxAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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