weirding
Becoming increasingly strange
Weirding is the present participle of weird used as a verb, meaning to make strange or unsettling, or to unsettle someone.
If something weirds you out, it makes you feel uncomfortable or creeped out.
The noun weirding describes the process of things becoming strange or abnormal, appearing notably in climate discussions: global weirding refers to increasingly erratic and unpredictable weather patterns that go beyond simple warming.
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- glitchMinor system fault
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- distortionTwisting from original state
fluctuation · ripple · shift · warping · bending · tear · rift · vortex
Eerily beyond normal
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
ghostly · haunting · chilling · ominous · eldritch · spectral · phantasmal · supernatural
Hazy and fantastical
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- oneiricRelating to dreams
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
trippy · unreal · bizarre · absurdist · nightmarish · fever-dream · disjointed · metamorphic
State of being isolated
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- defamiliarizationMaking common things seem strange
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
derealization · unease · disconnection · othering · distancing · strangeness · unfamiliarity · foreignness
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- incantationSpoken magical formula
conjuration · hexing · cursing · transmutation · shapeshifting · glamour · bewitching · charming
Unconventional in character
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
avant-garde · experimental · subversive · transgressive · boundary-pushing · countercultural · fringe · outsider
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- glitchMinor system fault
- disturbanceDisruption of order
distortion · fluctuation · ripple · shift · warping · bending · tear · rift · vortex · singularity
uncanny
Eerily beyond normal
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
otherworldly · ghostly · haunting · chilling · ominous · eldritch · spectral · phantasmal · supernatural · macabre
dreamlike
Hazy and fantastical
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- oneiricRelating to dreams
psychedelic · trippy · unreal · bizarre · absurdist · nightmarish · fever-dream · disjointed · metamorphic · distorted
alienation
State of being isolated
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- defamiliarizationMaking common things seem strange
- displacementRemoval from usual location
dissociation · derealization · unease · disconnection · othering · distancing · strangeness · unfamiliarity · foreignness · uncanniness
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
incantation · conjuration · hexing · cursing · transmutation · shapeshifting · glamour · bewitching · charming · bending
eccentric
Unconventional in character
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
nonconformist · avant-garde · experimental · subversive · transgressive · boundary-pushing · countercultural · fringe · outsider
weirdingnormalizing
Making conform to norms
normalization · regularizing · standardizing · conventionalizing · mainstreaming
weirdingstabilizing
Making firm or constant
stabilization · regularizing · steadying · evening out · settling
- weirding outCausing unease through strangeness
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