adj

bizarre

bih-ZAH

adj

Strikingly odd or unconventional, well outside normal experience.

"They told a bizarre story about lights in the sky."

"It was bizarre how quickly the whole town emptied out."

How to Use Bizarre

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSo strange or unusual that it stands out from anything normal.

Common pairings

a bizarre coincidence bizarre behavior utterly bizarre

more bizarre comparative, bizarrer comparative, bizarres plural, most bizarre superlative, bizarrest superlative

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They told a _____ story about lights in the sky.

Borrowed from French bizarre ("odd, peculiar"), which most likely came from Italian bizzarro ("eccentric, frisky").

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