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

Pretty bizarre, leaving decisions that are so critical to your life in the hands of some stranger in black robes.

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.

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: …

Dec 28, 2025 · bizarre (comparative more bizarre or bizarrer, superlative most bizarre or bizarrest) Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, …

bizarre meaning, definition, what is bizarre: very unusual or strange: Learn more.

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