Saturday, November 1, 2014

FREAK

WORD: FREAK

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

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The legacy of oil executive Christophe de Margerie, killed in freak Moscow crash of his corporate jet.
2. It was a freak accident.

PRONOUNCE:
freak - फ्रीक

LINK: FREAK

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