abnormal

ab·nor·mal  (b-nôrml)

adj.

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

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

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ab·normal·ly adv.

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abnormal

Adjective

differing from the usual or typical

abnormality n
abnormally adv

Thesaurus

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"

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abnormal

adjective unusual, different, odd, strange, surprising, 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, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE normal

Translations

abnormal [æbˈnɔːməl] adj → anormal

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abnormal [æbˈnɔːməl] adj → anormal(e)

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abnormal [æbˈnɔːməl] adj → abnorm;

(child) → anormal

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abnormal [æbˈnɔːməl] adj → anormale