[freak] n [origin unknown] (1563) 1 a: a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind b: a seemingly capricious action or event
2. archaic: a whimsical quality or disposition
3: one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: as a: a person or animal with a physical oddity who appears in a circus sideshow b slang (1): a sexual deviate (2): a person who uses an illicit drug c: hippie d: an atypical postage stamp usu. caused by a unique defect in paper (as a crease) or a unique event in the manufacturing process (as a speck of dirt on the plate) that does not produce a constant or systematic effect
4: an ardent enthusiast "film ~s"
[2]freak adj (ca. 1887): having the character of a freak "a ~ accident" [3]freak vi (1965) 1: to withdraw from reality esp. by taking drugs--often used with out
2: to experience nightmarish hallucinations as a result of taking drugs--often used with out 3 a: to behave irrationally or unconventionally under the influence of drugs--often used with out b: to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure--often used with out ~ vt 1: to put under the influence of a psychedelic drug--often used with out
2: to make greatly distressed, astonished, or discomposed--often used with out "the news ~ed them out" -- freaked adj -- freaked-out adj [4]freak vt [perh. fr. or akin to [1]freckle] (1637): to streak esp. with color "silver and mother-of-pearl ~ing the intense azure --Robert Bridges d.1930"