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freakishness

/fɹˈikɪʃnəs/ noun

The characteristic or quality of being freakish

Word Origin 'Freak' originally meant a bold, eager warrior — from Old English 'freca'. Over time, it shifted to mean something unusual or abnormal, perhaps because a bold warrior stood out. 'Freakish' adds -ish (like, somewhat), and freakishness is the state of being oddly unusual. The original sense of boldness is now lost, but the word still carries a sense of standing out.

noun The characteristic or quality of being freakish countable

The freakishness of the weather patterns this year has concerned climate scientists.

(名词) 怪异特质；怪异；奇特

今年天气模式的异常特性引起了气候科学家的担忧。

(sustantivo) rareza; extravagancia; lo estrambótico; monstruosidad [La característica o cualidad de ser extraño, inusual o freakish.]

Lo inusual de los patrones climáticos de este año ha preocupado a los científicos del clima.

(nom) bizarrerie; étrangeté; insolite [Caractère de ce qui est étrange, inhabituel ou anormal.]

Le caractère déroutant des conditions météorologiques cette année a préoccupé les climatologues.

(Substantiv) Absonderlichkeit; Seltsamkeit [die Eigenschaft, ungewöhnlich, bizarr oder auf unnatürliche Weise abweichend von der Norm zu sein]

Die **freakishness** der Wetterphänomene in diesem Jahr beunruhigt Klimaforscher.

(名詞) 異常または奇妙であるという特徴や性質。

**今年の気象パターンの異常さは、気候科学者たちの懸念となっている。**

(substantivo) estranheza; bizarria; esquisitice; anormalidade [A característica ou qualidade de ser estranho ou bizarro.]

A estranheza dos padrões climáticos deste ano tem preocupado os cientistas do clima.

Synonyms: oddity weirdness strangeness peculiarity eccentricity bizarreness unusualness abnormality Antonyms: normality conventionality ordinariness commonness
Word parts: freak + ish + ness

Related words

freak freaky freakiness

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