Freak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈiːk/.

Examples

a golf addict
a car nut
a bodybuilding freak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

freak out addict gross out monstrosity monster junkie junky nut lusus naturae

Parts of Speech

noun	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
noun	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction “a golf addict”
verb	lose one's nerve “When he saw the accident, he freaked out”

Word Forms

monstrous	adjective	distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
addict	verb	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

monstre

une personne ou un animal nettement inhabituel ou déformé

🇪🇸Spanish

fenómeno

una persona o animal que es marcadamente inusual o deformado

🇮🇹Italian

capriccio

una persona o un animale marcatamente insolito o deforme

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

een persoon of dier dat opvallend ongebruikelijk of misvormd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

doido

uma pessoa ou animal que é marcadamente incomum ou deformado

🇷🇺Russian

ненормальный

человек или животное, которое заметно необычно или деформировано

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सनकी

कोई व्यक्ति या जानवर जो अत्यंत असामान्य या विकृत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

একটি ব্যক্তি বা প্রাণী যা লক্ষণীয়ভাবে অস্বাভাবিক বা বিকৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனம்

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அசாதாரணமான அல்லது சிதைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

విచిత్రం

అసాధారణంగా లేదా వైకల్యంతో ఉన్న వ్యక్తి లేదా జంతువు

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्र

एक व्यक्ती किंवा प्राणी जो स्पष्टपणे असामान्य किंवा विकृत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રીક

એક વ્યક્તિ અથવા પ્રાણી જે નોંધપાત્ર રીતે અસામાન્ય અથવા વિકૃત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೂಪಗೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്രീക്ക്

അസാധാരണമോ വികലമോ ആയ ഒരു വ്യക്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൃഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਗਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜੋ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਾਧਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

ایک شخص یا جانور جو واضح طور پر غیر معمولی یا خراب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪物

明显异常或畸形的人或动物

🇯🇵Japanese

変人

著しく異常または奇形な人または動物

🇰🇷Korean

괴물

현저하게 이상하거나 기형이 있는 사람이나 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lập dị

một người hoặc động vật có hình dáng khác thường hoặc bị biến dạng rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

ประหลาด

คนหรือสัตว์ที่มีลักษณะผิดปกติหรือผิดรูปอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang aneh

seseorang atau hewan yang sangat tidak biasa atau cacat

🇵🇭Filipino

pambihira

isang tao o hayop na kapansin-pansing kakaiba o deform

🇲🇾Malay

pelik

seseorang atau haiwan yang sangat luar biasa atau cacat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريب الأطوار

شخص أو حيوان غير عادي أو مشوه بشكل ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

عجایب

شخص یا حیوانی که به طور مشخص غیرعادی یا تغییر شکل یافته است

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlak

belirgin şekilde alışılmadık veya deforme olmuş bir kişi veya hayvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוּנֶה

אדם או בעל חיים שהם חריגים או מעוותים בעליל

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