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 respectable sense of …

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.

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 anger, perhaps …

Nov 19, 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.

The adjective bizarre means Extremely unusual, strange, or unconventional in a way that deviates from normal or expected behavior, appearance, or circumstances.

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: Commonly misspelled …

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, bizarre; going beyond …

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