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   freak

   /friːk/

   noun

   • 1. a very unusual and unexpected event or situation: "the teacher says the accident was a total freak" Similar flukeanomalyaberrationroguerarityquirkoddityoutlieredge caseunusual occurrencepeculiar turn of eventstwist of fatechancecoincidencehazardaccidentmistake
   • 2. a person, animal, or plant with an unusual physical abnormality: "a few freaks have been discovered, one amazing cat tipping the scales at no less than 43 lbs" Similar aberrationabnormalityirregularityodditymonstermonstrositymalformationmutantfreak of nature
   • ▪ a person regarded as strange because of their unusual appearance or behaviour: informal "he used to be called a freak at school and knows how much it hurts" Similar oddityeccentriceccentric personpeculiar personstrange personunorthodox personindividualistfree spiritmaverickmisfitcranklunaticinformal:oddballweirdoweirdienutcasenutodd bodnutterqueer fishwackoscrewballkookwackadoowackadoodleinformal, dated:case
   • 3. a person who is obsessed with a particular activity or interest: informal "a fitness freak" Similar enthusiastfanfanaticaddictdevoteelovermasterwizardexpertaficionadoinformal:bufffiendnutmaniacacemavengeekjockfundi
   • ▪ a person addicted to a particular drug: "the twins were cocaine freaks"
   • 4. a sudden arbitrary change of mind; a whim: archaic "follow this way or that, as the freak takes you"

   verb

   • 1. behave or cause to behave in a wild and irrational way, typically because of the effects of extreme emotion or drugs: informal "he freaked out and smashed the place up"
   • 2. fleck or streak randomly: archaic "the white pink and the pansy freaked with jet"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in freak (sense 4 of the noun)): probably from a dialect word.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   FREAK definition: 1. a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FREAK is a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind. How to use freak in a sentence.

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   a sudden and apparently causeless change or turn of events, the mind, etc.; an apparently capricious notion, occurrence, etc.: That kind of sudden storm is a freak. Synonyms: crotchet, quirk, vagary. Numismatics. an imperfect coin, undetected at the mint and put into circulation.

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   n. 1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular: A freak of nature produced the midsummer snow. 2. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity. 3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim: "The freaks of the psyche can no more be explained than the Devil" (Maurice Collis). 4. Slang. a.

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   Freak is a not-so-nice noun that refers to either a person who expresses such an intense obsession with something that it resembles addiction, or a person or animal that is monstrous and deformed. Synonyms for freak, when used to describe something or something abnormal, include anomaly, chimera, misshape, and oddity.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfreak noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of freak noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFREAK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone freaks, or if something freaks them, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused.