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abnormal

[ ab-nawr-muhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard:
abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.
Synonyms: odd, unnatural, deviant, irregular, aberrant, anomalous
extremely or excessively large:
abnormal profit.

abnormal

/ æbˈnɔːməl /

adjective

not normal; deviating from the usual or typical; extraordinary
informal.
odd in behaviour or appearance; strange

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Derived Forms

abˈnormally, adverb

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Other Word Forms

ab·normal·ly adverb
ab·normal·ness noun
super·ab·normal adjective
super·ab·normal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abnormal¹

First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + normal; replacing anormal, from Medieval Latin anōrmālus, variant of anōmālus anomalous, influenced by Latin norma norm

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abnormal¹

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

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Synonym Study

See irregular.

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Example Sentences

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"The truth is they spend abnormal amount of time with their children and they have great relationships with their kids," she says.

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The abnormal IP gene is located on the X chromosome.

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“The Circle Jerks had a rowdy crowd. I mean, not anything abnormal. But punk rock back then, it had its exuberance.”

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The case found that about 35% of the embryos, which were actually normal and could have resulted in a viable pregnancy, were found to be abnormal by the faulty screening.

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These types of HPV can cause abnormal changes to the cells in your cervix and are called "high risk" types of HPV.

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