freak
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5.5
- noun
- /frik/
- Slur
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fenómeno
- In those early days, Supers had been considered freaks, heresies, even blasphemies.
- a freak of nature
- a freak show
The guy is a freak of nature, but he's a freak of mental strength.
- The guy is a freak of nature, but he's a freak of mental strength.
- He looks like he's on steroids, just a genetic freak.
- In many ways, humans are kind of evolutionary freaks.
- Many people who got married to someone who they thought she's a freak or he's all this.
- I I I trust, I trust the process and I know whoever matches my freak will be sufficient.
- He is one of the shittiest, most psychotic freaks in Congress right now.
- Dude, what a what a fucking freak that little dude is.
Examples
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Did it mean I was a freak, like a turtle born without a carapace?
Academic text (2002) -
What does it mean to call something a freak of nature?
Academic text (2008) -
He's like a freak of nature.
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As one parent stated, I feel like a freak show whenever we go to the grocery store and the mall.
Academic text (2010) -
By their appearance, freaks seem to us out of place; they defy our expectations of nature.
Academic text (2008) -
The circus featured a young boy who was considered a freak due to his unique talent for juggling while balancing on a unicycle.
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Because of her unique physical abilities, many referred to her as a freak in the athletic community.
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He felt like a freak in school because of his unusual interests in science fiction and robotics.
Synonyms
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2.5
A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body
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7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
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8.6
A person or animal with a very unusual body shape that frightens others
4
9.9
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
1
9.9
A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant
A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
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6.8
An event that shows strange or shocking people and acts for entertainment
- Slur
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9.9
A person who is very open about their Christian faith and often tells others about it
- Offensive
2
9.6
A person who often uses drugs that make you more active, like amphetamines
- Informal
A person who is very excited about the Philadelphia Eagles team or about the bird called an eagle
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Etymology
Freak was used in the 19th century for people or animals that were very unusual and often shown in travelling shows. That's why a freak can mean someone who looks or behaves much different from others.