freak
Carnival sideshow oddity
The common element to all meanings of freak is out of the ordinary, usually in an undesirable way: The freak snowstorm dumped seven inches on the town in 24 hours.
Applied to a person, freak denotes someone strange and perhaps disturbing.
A freak of nature is a living thing with an abnormality: The six-toed cat was a freak of nature.
If you freak someone or freak them out, you frighten and upset them.
A person who overdoes something may be called a freak: He was a control freak.
Peculiar person, dismissively
- oddballEccentric individual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- kookEccentric or strange person
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
nutcase · character · original · nonconformist · outsider · loner · rebel · punk
Deviation from the norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- abnormalityDeviation from expected state
- irregularityDeparture from standard
oddity · outlier · misfit · peculiarity · eccentricity · quirk · rarity · singularity
Overly zealous person
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
addict · fiend · geek · nerd · maniac · nut · connoisseur · hobbyist
Secondary carnival attraction
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- curiosityDesire to learn
oddity · showman · Barnum · performer · attraction · display · act · tent
Chance stroke of luck
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- rareSeldom found or seen
unpredictable · lightning · coincidence · stroke · twist · improbable · luck · fate
weirdo
Peculiar person, dismissively
crackpot · nutcase · character · original · nonconformist · outsider · loner · rebel · punk · goth
aberration
Deviation from the norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- abnormalityDeviation from expected state
irregularity · oddity · outlier · misfit · peculiarity · eccentricity · quirk · rarity · singularity · exception
fanatic
Overly zealous person
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
junkie · addict · fiend · geek · nerd · maniac · nut · connoisseur · hobbyist · collector
sideshow
Secondary carnival attraction
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- exhibitionPublic display of items
curiosity · oddity · showman · Barnum · performer · attraction · display · act · tent · midway
fluke
Chance stroke of luck
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
rare · unpredictable · lightning · coincidence · stroke · twist · improbable · luck · fate · serendipity
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- outburstSudden emotional release
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
tantrum · breakdown · episode · fit · alarm · frenzy · agitation · terror · shock · startle
- Playground Insultsbaby, brat, crybaby, dummy, dork
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, abomination, grotesqueness, deformity
- oddballsoddball, eccentric, weirdo, misfit, oddity
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- freak outReact with extreme alarm
- freaked outBecame extremely agitated
- freaking outLosing emotional control suddenly
- control freakOne who dominates decisions
- speed freakOne obsessed with velocity
- neat freakOne compulsively tidy
freaky, freakish, freak out, freaks, freaked, freaking, freaked out, freakishness, freak-out