Synonyms for queers

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kweer

Phonetic Transcription : kwɪər

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Définition of queers

Origin : c.1500, "strange, peculiar, eccentric," from Scottish, perhaps from Low German (Brunswick dialect) queer "oblique, off-center," related to German quer "oblique, perverse, odd," from Old High German twerh "oblique," from PIE root *terkw- "to turn, twist, wind" (see thwart (adv.)).
Sense of "homosexual" first recorded 1922; the noun in this sense is 1935, from the adjective. Related: Queerly. Queer studies as an academic discipline attested from 1994.

As in original : noun person who is eccentric
As in character : noun odd person
As in persona : noun character
As in freak : noun something, someone very abnormal
As in mar : verb hurt, damage
As in quell : verb defeat, suppress
As in screw up : verb make a mess of
As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
As in impair : verb harm, hinder

Antonyms for queers

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