abnormality

[ ab-nawr-mal-i-tee ]
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noun,plural ab·nor·mal·i·ties.
  1. an abnormal condition, state, or quality; irregularity; deviation.

  2. an abnormal thing or event.

Origin of abnormality

1
First recorded in 1850–55; abnormal + -ity

Other words for abnormality

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British Dictionary definitions for abnormality

abnormality

/ (ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. an abnormal feature, event, etc

  2. a physical malformation; deformity

  1. deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity

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