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abnormal

ab·nor·mal

UK/ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/ US/ˌæbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/ fairly common

adjective

1.

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”
2.

departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

  • “they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal”
  • “an abnormal personality”
Antonyms
3.

much greater than the normal

  • “abnormal profits”
  • “abnormal ambition”
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Origin

From ab- + normal.

Phrases

  • abnormal hieratic
  • abnormal psychology
  • spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia-short limb-abnormal calcification syndrome

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