Meaning
A person or thing that is very strange or very different from normal.
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Word origin
An English word from the sixteenth century for a sudden whim; its earlier origin is not certain.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- freak
Grammar
Examples
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Used about a person, "freak" is rude and unkind.
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Before a noun it means very unusual.
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"Freak out" is a phrasal verb meaning to panic.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 6: freak, hunt, otherwise and 7 more words.