bizarre applies to the sensationally strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination.

Extended response that contains additional detail that is irrelevant, repetitive or bizarre. Only a few years ago it would have sounded bizarre to call language a "resource," except in the …

Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange. The game was also notable for the bizarre behaviour of the team's manager. You know, that book you lent me is really bizarre.

Dec 14, 2025 · bizarre (comparative more bizarre or bizarrer, superlative most bizarre or bizarrest) Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, …

Definition of bizarre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way. See Synonyms at fantastic. [French, from Italian bizzarro, extravagant, bizarre, from Old Italian, angry; akin to bizza, fit of …

unusual in appearance, style, or character: a bizarre coincidence. odd: bizarre clothing; bizarre behavior. bi•zarre′ness, n. weird, freakish, grotesque, ludicrous. See fantastic. In Lists: …

Bizarre is an adjective used to describe something that is very odd, peculiar, or unusual in a way that is unexpected or outside the bounds of normality. It refers to something that is strange, …

BIZARRE definition: markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange; odd. See …

Someone or something bizarre is odd or unusual in appearance, style, or character. If your teacher walks into class wearing a purple boa, lime-green cowboy boots, and a scuba mask, …