Definition of "freak" []

• A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular: A freak of nature produced the midsummer snow. (noun)
• An abnormally formed organism, especially a person or animal regarded as a curiosity or monstrosity. (noun)
• A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim: "The freaks of the psyche can no more be explained than the Devil” ( Maurice Collis). (noun)
• Slang A drug user or addict: a speed freak. (noun)
• Slang An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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