weird
Informal. not functioning properly or as expected; unstable; broken: My connection is weird so I can’t tell if they’re getting my messages or not.The car is great except for a weird compressor that doesn't work when you run the AC at a red light.
involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound;weird lights.
Archaic. concerned with or controlling fate or destiny.
weird out, Slang. to feel or cause to feel discomfort, confusion, or fear because of perceived strangeness: The cultlike admiration of some of her followers always weirded me out a little.
Origin of weird
1synonym study For weird
Other words for weird
Opposites for weird
Other words from weird
- weird·ly, adverb
- weird·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for weird
/ (wɪəd) /
suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie
strange or bizarre
archaic of or relating to fate or the Fates
archaic, mainly Scot
fate or destiny
one of the Fates
dree one's weird Scot See dree
(tr) Scot to destine or ordain by fate; predict
Origin of weird
1- See also weird out
Derived forms of weird
- weirdly, adverb
- weirdness, noun
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