freak

³freak

verb

Definition of FREAK

transitive verb

1

: to make greatly distressed, astonished, or discomposed —often used with out <the news freaked them out>

2

: to put under the influence of a psychedelic drug —often used with out

intransitive verb

1

: to withdraw from reality especially by taking drugs —often used with out

2

: to experience nightmarish hallucinations as a result of taking drugs —often used with out

3

a : to behave irrationally or unconventionally under the influence of drugs —often used with out b : to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure —often used with out

— freaked adjective

— freaked–out adjective

First Known Use of FREAK

1964