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Definition of bizarre adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bizarre

adjective
 
 
/bɪˈzɑː(r)/
 
/bɪˈzɑːr/
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  1. very strange or unusual synonym weird
    • a bizarre situation/incident/story
    • bizarre behaviour
    Extra Examples
    • He made some totally bizarre comments.
    • He walked off in a most bizarre fashion.
    • I found the whole situation very bizarre.
    • It's a pretty bizarre film.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian bizzarro ‘angry’, of unknown origin.
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