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