freak

[freek] / frik /

NOUN

something, someone very abnormal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration anomaly geek monster mutant weirdo

STRONG

abortion chimera curiosity malformation miscreation monstrosity mutation oddity rarity sport

NOUN

quirk, whim

Synonyms

STRONG

caprice conceit crotchet fad fancy folly humor megrim quirk turn twist vagary whim whimsy

NOUN

person enthused about something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addict buff devotee enthusiast fanatic fiend maniac nut

STRONG

aficionado bum fan zealot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detractor

VERB

become extraordinarily upset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freak out go mad

STRONG

rave unhinge

WEAK

flip out go beserk go insane lose control lose it wig out

Example Sentences

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So why is the market increasingly freaking out now?

From MarketWatch

“You got rate cuts coming, and you got prices coming off highs, while everybody’s freaking out over tech and software,” said Robert Edwards, chief investment officer at Edwards Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She is a little freaked by the age difference.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Ferguson found the experience "so so demoralising" and said she was "about to freak with exhaustion", the emails suggest.

From BBC

“Honestly, it would be weirder if he wasn’t freaking out.”

From Literature

freak

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