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• n  a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
• n  someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
  a bodybuilding freak
• v  lose one's nerve
  When he saw the accident, he freaked out

• Michelle stint as a sports anchor came to an abrupt end when she tragically died in a freak accident in the golf course.
• Summer is high season for media freak-outs.
• Eventually descendant freaks may be numerous enough to be considered a normal race.

• monster
• monstrosity
• lusus naturae
• addict
• nut
• junkie
• junky
• freak out
• gross out

News & Articles

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• Boy, 9, Dies in Freak Accident At His Home
  A 9-year-old Bartow boy died Tuesday after a freak accident in his family's home.
  June 22, 2013 - The Lakeland Ledger
• Top Lehigh Valley events: Freak Out fest, Island Jams in Alley, Rob Stoneback
  ALLENTOWN FREAK OUT        
  June 21, 2013 - The Morning Call
• Mortgage Freak Out: Fed Will Not Let Mortgage Rates Go to Six Percent
  Everyone is FREAKED OUT about the possibility that mortgage rates--which are roughly tied to 10-year Treasury yields--could go through the roof. How much? They're four percent now, but everyone is concerned they could go to six percent
  June 21, 2013 - CNBC

Quotes

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• Steven Gerrard in AsiaOne
  It was one of those freak things, I don't think you can criticise the keeper. People have been talking about the ball and it is tricky,said Gerrard. "Rob will learn from this and he might make an important save that wins us a match. We're...
• Joel Zumaya in The Associated Press
  This is another injury, and it's a freak one again,Zumaya said. "I guess I'm just a freak."
• Dustin Pedroia in Lewiston Sun Journal
  That part's tough,Pedroia said. "Freak accidents happen. We'll wait for everybody to get back healthy and we'll take off. We've got a lot of really good players. Hopefully we'll be fine."