freakish
adjective
Simple meaning
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
freekishSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɹikɪʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
Capricious, unpredictable.
Resembling a freak.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.
In this sense, freakish is a strong, expressive word and suggests enthusiasm that has gone past what most people would call reasonable. Among friends, and about hobbies, it can be worn proudly; about someone's politics or beliefs it usually sounds like criticism.
- Emotional tone
- Context-dependent
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Nearby words
- freaky , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Sense: strange or unusual or abnormal or bizarre
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