shī​zhāng​shī​zhì

out of one's wits

  1. shī verbadjective
    to lose control
    to lose control of oneself; to fail to restrain an action or emotion; to change from a normal state
  2. zhāng adjective
    tense
    (bound form) Tense; strained
  3. to develop dementia
    To lose cognitive function; to suffer from a decline in mental ability due to brain damage or disease beyond what is expected from normal aging.