as in impulsiveness
an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
though some mistook his freakishness for mental illness, it was just a quirk of his personality and nothing more
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impulsiveness
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Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
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That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
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“Freakishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakishness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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