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freak

/fɹiːk/

noun

Meaning

  • A sudden change of mind

  • Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.

    "a freak genius"

  • A hippie.

  • A drug addict.

  • (of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.

  • A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).

  • An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.

    "Bob's a real video-game freak. He owns every games console of the last ten years."

  • (sometimes affectionate) A very sexually perverse individual.

    "She's a freak in the sack!"

  • A streak of colour; variegation.

Synonyms

druggie,
user,
fanatic,
geek,
longhair,
treehugger,
anomaly,
outlier,
odd duck,
weirdo,
horn dog,
hypersexual,
pervert,
superciliary,
vein,
caprice,
fancy,
caprice,
vagary,
whim

verb

Meaning

  • To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance

  • To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug

  • To streak; to variegate

  • To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.

  • To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure

adjective

Meaning

  • Strange, weird, unexpected