freak
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
freaks
plural
freaks
Britannica Dictionary definition of FREAK
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1
a
disapproving
:
a very strange or unusual person
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Who's that freak [=weirdo] with the green hair?
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eccentric, artistic types whom many regarded as freaks
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a hippie freak
b
old-fashioned + sometimes offensive
:
a person or animal that is physically abnormal
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a circus freak
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I had a terrible rash on my face, and I felt like a freak.
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a freak show
2
informal
:
a person who is very interested or active in something specified
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see also control freak, neat freak
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a magazine for computer freaks [=enthusiasts]
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a fitness freak
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a movie freak
3
informal
:
a person who uses a specified illegal drug
4
:
something (such as an event) that is very unusual or unexpected
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see also freak of nature
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Through some incredible freak of fate [=strange event] they survived the shipwreck.
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freak
/ˈfriːk/
adjective
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freak
/ˈfriːk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FREAK
always used before a noun
:
not natural, normal, or likely
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He was the victim of a freak accident.
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a freak occurrence
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freak
/ˈfriːk/
verb
freaks;
freaked;
freaking
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freak
/ˈfriːk/
verb
freaks;
freaked;
freaking
Britannica Dictionary definition of FREAK
informal
1
[+ object]
:
to make (someone) very upset
— usually + out
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He was a little freaked by the accident.
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He was a little freaked out by the accident.
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It freaks me out to see people being so violent.
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She was freaked out by what you said.
2
[no object]
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to become very upset
— often + out
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She really freaked when you said that.
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She really freaked out.
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He freaked out when he saw his girlfriend kiss another guy.
