Freakishness (Noun)
Meaning
Marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The isolated town had an eerie atmosphere of freakishness, with crumbling houses and warped trees that seemed to lean in on each other.
- Her possession of an unusual talent, combined with her eccentric behavior, often led people to remark on her freakishness.
- As a child, he was obsessed with a sideshow performer whose freakishness both repelled and fascinated him.
- The photographs on display depicted the freakishness of various bodily deformities, serving as a reminder of the capricious nature of birth and development.
- In the aftermath of the accident, the survivors struggled to reconcile the freakishness of their new circumstances.