freak

¹freak

noun \ˈfrēk\

Definition of FREAK

1

a : a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind b : a seemingly capricious action or event

2

archaic : a whimsical quality or disposition

3

: one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: as a : a person or animal having a physical oddity and appearing in a circus sideshow b slang (1) : a sexual deviate (2) : a person who uses an illicit drug c : hippie d : an atypical postage stamp usually caused by a unique defect in paper (as a crease) or a unique event in the manufacturing process (as a speck of dirt on the plate) that does not produce a constant or systematic effect

4

a : an ardent enthusiast <film freaks> b : a person who is obsessed with something <a control freak>

Examples of FREAK

1. eccentric, artistic types whom many regarded as freaks
2. I had a terrible rash on my face, and I felt like a freak.

Origin of FREAK

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1563

Related to FREAK

Synonyms: abnormality, anomaly, monster, monstrosity

Antonyms: average, norm, normal, par, standard

Related Words: abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation; character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; aberrant, deviant; individualist, maverick, nonconformist; curiosity, peculiarity, singularity; aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity

Near Antonyms: sample, specimen; commonplace, usual

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Rhymes with FREAK

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peek, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, sic, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, steek, streak, streek, teak, tweak, weak, week