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- [freek]
- /frik/
- /friːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [freek]
- /frik/
Definitions of freak word
- noun freak a fleck or streak of color. 1
- adjective freak unusual; odd; irregular: a freak epidemic. 1
- verb with object freak to fleck, streak, or variegate: great splashes of color freaking the sky. 1
- noun freak React or behave in a wild and irrational way, typically because of the effects of extreme emotion, mental illness, or drugs. 1
- noun freak person: appearance 1
- noun freak sth or sb: abnormal 1
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Origin of freak
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; 1965-70 for def 6; perhaps akin to Old English frīcian to dance
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Freak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freak popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
freak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for freak
verb freak
- rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- unhinge — to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- flip out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- wig out — an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
noun freak
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- rarity — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
- oddity — an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
- mutant — undergoing or resulting from mutation.
- aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
adjective freak
- nonconformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- kooky — of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
- non-conformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- rummy — any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
Antonyms for freak
noun freak
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
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