freak

1. 1.

   lose one's nerve

   “When he saw the accident, he freaked out”

   Synonymsfreak outgross out

   Broaderpanic

Other forms of freak

plural

freaks·

past tense

freaked·

present participle

freaking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about freak

What does freak mean?

freak means "a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in freak?

freak has 1 syllable: freak. In IPA it is /ˈfɹik/.

What is another word for freak?

Close synonyms include monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae, addict, nut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is freak a common word?

freak is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.