bal ‧ lis ‧ tic /bəˈlɪstɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: ballistic 'of ballistics' (18-21 centuries) , from Latin ballista 'weapon for throwing large rocks' , from Greek , from ballein 'to throw' ]
go ballistic spoken to suddenly become very angry:
I couldn’t believe it! She went ballistic just because there were peas in her pasta.