ab·nor·mal

(ăb-nôr′məl)

adj.

Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.

[Alteration (influenced by ab-) of obsolete anormal, from Medieval Latin anormālis, blend of Late Latin abnormis (Latin ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + Latin norma, rule; see gnō- in Indo-European roots) and anōmalus; see anomalous.]

ab·nor′mal·ly adv.

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abnormal

(æbˈnɔːməl)

adj

1. not normal; deviating from the usual or typical; extraordinary

2. informal odd in behaviour or appearance; strange

[C19: ab-¹ + normal, replacing earlier anormal from Medieval Latin anormalus, a blend of Late Latin anōmalus anomalous + Latin abnormis departing from a rule]

abˈnormally adv

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ab•nor•mal

(æbˈnɔr məl)

adj.

not normal, average, typical, or usual.

[1850–55]

ab•nor′mal•ly, adv.

ab•nor′mal•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	abnormal - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" unnatural insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
	2.	abnormal - departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality" psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life normal - being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"
	3.	abnormal - much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

abnormal

adjective unusual, different, odd, strange, surprising, out there (slang), extraordinary, remarkable, bizarre, unexpected, curious, weird, exceptional, peculiar, eccentric, unfamiliar, queer, irregular, phenomenal, uncommon, erratic, monstrous, singular, unnatural, deviant, unconventional, off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, left-field (informal), anomalous, atypical, aberrant, untypical, wacko (slang), outré a child with an abnormal fear of strangers
unusual normal, common, average, natural, traditional, regular, usual, ordinary, familiar, typical, conventional, routine, everyday, customary, commonplace, banal, unremarkable, unexceptional

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abnormal

adjective

Departing from the normal:

aberrant, anomalistic, anomalous, atypic, atypical, deviant, divergent, irregular, preternatural, unnatural.

Translations

شَاذْ، غَيْر طَبِيعِيغَيْرُ طَبِيعِيّ

abnormální

unormal

abnormal anormal abartig abnorm

αποκλίνων αφύσικος

anormal

epänormaalipoikkeava

anormal aberrant

abnormalan

rendellenes

afbrigîilegur

anomalo anormale abnorme inconsueto subnormale

異常な

비정상적인

nenormaliainenormalumasnenormalus

nenormāls

abnormálny

onormalabnorm

ผิดปรกติ

anormal

không bình thường

反常的异常

abnormal

[æbˈnɔːməl] ADJ → anormal; [shape] → irregular

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abnormal

[æbˈnɔː^rm^əl] adj [cell, heart rate, bleeding] → anormal(e); [situation, behaviour] → anormal(e); [conditions] → exceptionnel(le)

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abnormal

adj → anormal; (= deviant, Med) → abnorm; abnormal psychology → Psychologie f → des Abnormen

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abnormal

[æbˈnɔːm/əl] adj → anormale

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abnormal

(ӕbˈnoːməl) adjective

not normal. His behaviour is abnormal for a child of his age.

abnorˈmality (-ˈmӕ-) noun

abˈnormally adverb

abnormal

→ غَيْرُ طَبِيعِيّ abnormální unormal abnormal αφύσικος anormal epänormaali anormal abnormalan anomalo 異常な 비정상적인 abnormaal unormal nienormalny anormal патологический onormal ผิดปรกติ anormal không bình thường 异常

ab·nor·mal

a. anormal, anómalo-a; disforme, irregular;

___ extension → extensión ___;

___ flexion → flexión ___.

abnormal

adj anormal

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