All 3 Uses of
eccentric
in
1984 by Orwell
- ...ownlife, it was called, meaning individualism and eccentricity.
p. 82..2 *eccentricity = unconventional or strange behavior
- It would even have seemed slightly unorthodox, a dangerous eccentricity, like talking to oneself.†
p. 142..1
- Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.†
p. 211..1
Definition:
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(eccentric) unconventional or strange; or a person with such traits