freak

//friːk//
B2Frequency Level 9Colloquial
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Noun

freakSingular
freaksPlural
1

A person, animal, or plant with an unusual physical abnormality or deformity.

The two-headed calf was considered a freak of nature.

2

A person who is obsessed with or unusually enthusiastic about a specified interest.

My brother is a fitness freak who goes to the gym every day.

3

A very unusual and unexpected event or situation.

The accident was a freak of nature that no one could have predicted.

Verb

freakInfinitive
freaksPresent tense
freakedPast tense
freakedPast participle
freakingPresent participle
freaksThird-person singular
1

To react or behave in a wild, irrational, or uncontrolled way, typically due to the effects of extreme emotion or drugs.

She freaked when she heard the bad news.

2

To cause someone to become extremely upset, frightened, or disturbed.

The horror movie really freaked me out.

Synonym

Adjective

freakCanonical form
1

Very unusual or unexpected; abnormal.

A freak accident caused the traffic jam.

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