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freak1

 
pronunciation:
frik
parts of speech:
noun, adjective, intransitive verb
phrases:
freak out
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: something exhibiting aberration or abnormality, esp. a human or animal with some extraordinary physical defect or malformation.
A calf born with two heads is a freak.He believed that the scars from his accident had made him a freak.
synonyms:
aberration, abnormality, monster, oddity
similar words:
anomaly, deformity
definition 2: something highly unusual and seemingly without cause, such as a snowstorm in summer or a sudden, radical change of mind.
The summer blizzard was a freak.
synonyms:
curiosity, quirk, vagary
similar words:
aberration, anomaly, deviation, fluke, irregularity, oddity, peculiarity
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part of speech: adjective
definition: extraordinary or without apparent cause.
The freak storm left them stranded in their car.It was a freak accident that no one could ever have imagined happening.
synonyms:
extraordinary, uncommon, unnatural, unusual
antonyms:
common, normal, ordinary
similar words:
erratic, peculiar, queer, unpredictable
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: freaks, freaking, freaked
definition: (informal) to become frightened or nervous, as from a sudden surprise.
He freaked when the spider crawled onto his hand.
synonyms:
shy, startle
similar words:
jump, overreact
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phrase: freak out