WEIRD


Meaning of WEIRD in English

I. weird 1 S2 /wɪəd $ wɪrd/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: weird 'what happens to a person in life, fate, (bad) luck' (11-18 centuries) , from Old English wyrd ]

informal very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain:

A really weird thing happened last night.

He’s a weird bloke.

They sell all sorts of weird and wonderful (=very strange) products.

—weirdly adverb :

a weirdly shaped rock

—weirdness noun [uncountable]

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THESAURUS

■ very strange

▪ weird very strange or very different from what you are used to:

I had a weird dream last night.

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It’s a weird and wonderful place.

▪ bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal:

It was a bizarre situation.

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Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.

▪ surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream:

His paintings are full of surreal images.

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There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.

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The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal

▪ uncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone:

She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.

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Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.

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his uncanny ability to pick racing winners

II. weird 2 BrE AmE verb

weird somebody out phrasal verb informal

if something weirds you out, it is so strange that it makes you feel uncomfortable or worried

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