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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How to use weird in a sentence
“It’s really weird, and nobody really knows what’s going on just yet,” says Joshua Semeter, an engineer at Boston University.
STEVE may be even less like typical auroras than scientists thought | Maria Temming | November 12, 2020 | Science NewsIt’s the second week in November, so naturally in this weird 2020 sports calendar that means it’s time for the Masters.
Masters picks: The best bets to put on the green jacket | Matt Bonesteel | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostI think that’s more comfortable than something that’s weird, or something that they’ve never seen before.
PS5 designer: ‘When I started drawing, it was much larger’ | Joe Moore | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostIt’s different, when you see it, from the movies, but like, when you’re actually in there, it was kind of weird.
Notre Dame president admonishes students for coronavirus violation he also committed | Chuck Culpepper | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post“They were strange little things with weird jaw joints and neck joints,” says Evans, a coauthor on the new study.
An ancient amphibian is the oldest known animal with a slingshot tongue | Carolyn Gramling | November 5, 2020 | Science News
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
“My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” filmmaker Christopher Nolan told The Daily Beast.
Christopher Nolan Explains Interstellar’s Big, Hotly Debated Twist | Marlow Stern | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” filmmaker Christopher Nolan told The Daily Beast.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves | Marlow Stern | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe trouble is, this policy is both overbroad and weirdly discriminatory.
Facebook’s ‘Real Name Policy’ Is a Real Drag | Jay Michaelson | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA mocking laugh arose from somewhere in the passage and echoed loudly and weirdly.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankAnd the scene continues, weirdly dramatic, like some old romantic tale of feudal days.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerThey listened, and in a moment the voice came again weirdly over the water, though they could not distinguish this time the words.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThey heard the boastful war songs of their foes echoing weirdly across the plain.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell GregorThe moon was in the dark and the wind whistled weirdly through the trees.
The Secret of the Sundial | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
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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