oddball

ˈɒdbɔːl

Definition

Definition of oddball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unusual thingsomething that is unusual or different

In a collection of classic cars, the electric vehicle was the oddball..

eccentric

weirdo

unconventional person

person who behaves in a strange or unusual way

Everyone considered him an oddball because of his eccentric clothing choices..

eccentric

weirdo

neuroscience

TECH.

deviant stimulus in neuroscience experiments

TECH.

The oddball was used to measure brain responses.

anomaly

deviant

outlier

Adjective

personunusual or strange in behavior or personality

Her oddball style makes her stand out.

eccentric

offbeat

quirky

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Origin of oddball

English, odd (strange) + ball (object)

Examples of oddball in a sentence

Among the team of engineers, she was considered the oddball for her unconventional methods.
She was always the oddball at family gatherings.
Being an oddball made him a target for bullies.
Researchers analyzed the brain's reaction to the oddball.
The oddball triggered a unique neural response.
The oddball neighbor collects vintage gas pumps.

An oddball remark changed the tone of discussion.

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French:original, bizarre, ...
German:seltsames Ding, sonderbar, ...
Italian:peculiare, strambo, ...
Spanish:raro, extravagante, ...
Portuguese:excentricidade, esquisito, ...
Chinese:异类, 古怪的, ...
Japanese:変わったもの, 風変わりな, ...
Arabic:نَشاز, شاذ, ...
Hebrew:חָרִיג, מוּזָר, ...
Russian:странная вещь, странный, ...
Ukrainian:дивна річ, дивакуватий, ...
Hindi:बेमेल चीज़, अजीब, ...
Bengali:আজব জিনিস, বিচিত্র-স্বভাবের, ...
Catalan:raresa, estrafolari, ...
Czech:rarita, výstřední, ...
Danish:afviger, mærkelig, ...
Dutch:vreemde eend, excentriek, ...
Greek:παράξενο πράγμα, παράξενος, ...
Hungarian:különlegesség, fura, ...
Khmer:របស់ចម្លែក, ចម្លែក, ...
Korean:이상한 것, 이상한, ...
Persian:استثنا, نامتعارف, ...
Polish:dziwadło, ekscentryczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):coisa esquisita, esquisito, ...
Romanian:ciudățenie, bizar, ...
Swedish:udda sak, konstig, ...
Thai:ของแปลก, แปลกประหลาด, ...
Turkish:tuhaf şey, tuhaf, ...
Vietnamese:vật lạ, kỳ quặc, ...

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