ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question.
Spam makes me go ballistic.

ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper