Definition of Weird
Weird
Weird


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(adjective)
Unusual or unexpected in a strange or surprising way.

e.g. The weird noise coming from the engine made me nervous.

(adjective)
seeming magical or unearthly, relating to the supernatural, often (in old usage) relating to fate;

e.g. They heard some weird sounds that they could not explain.

(noun)
in old Scottish usage, a person's fate or destiny, especially some ill fortune to befall them;

e.g. He has been cursed to suffer some weird.

(verb)
in informal American usage, to make someone feel alienated, uncomfortable, or disbelieving;

e.g. Facts like that weird her out and make her feel apprehensive.



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