queer
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
Types & categories
- gay man hypernym
Related & opposite
- derogation domain usage
Sense 2 verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Types & categories
- foreclose hypernym
- disappoint hyponym
- dash hyponym
- short-circuit hyponym
- ruin hyponym
Related & opposite
- double cross also see
- thwarting derivation
- frustration derivation
- frustration derivation
- obstructor derivation
- crown of thorns derivation
- thwarting derivation
Sense 3 adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
a curious hybrid accent
Related & opposite
- curio derivation
- queerness derivation
- singularity derivation
- foreignness derivation
- strange similar to
Sense 4 verb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Types & categories
- affect hypernym
- compromise hyponym
Related & opposite
- risk derivation
- risk derivation
- riskiness derivation
- vulnerability derivation
Sense 5 adjective
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
Related & opposite
- homosexuality derivation
- homo derivation
- homosexual similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gay man |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | double cross |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crown of thorns |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreclose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | disappoint |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dash |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | short-circuit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curio |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | queerness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | singularity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | foreignness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | strange |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | risk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | riskiness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vulnerability |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | compromise |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | homosexuality |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | homo |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | homosexual |