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 28, 2025 · Bizarre can mean "bizarre" but it is also used for strange situations that are less extreme than would be connoted by "bizarre" in English.

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

Define bizarre. bizarre synonyms, bizarre pronunciation, bizarre translation, English dictionary definition of bizarre. strikingly unconventional or far-fetched: He was behaving in a very bizarre …

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: …

Esp. of a person, or a person's attributes or actions: grotesquely amusing or playful; absurd, fantastical. Looking or sounding foreign; unfamiliar, strange. Hence, in extended use: odd, …

Definition of bizarre. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

Bizarre definition: Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.