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abnormal
[ ab-nawr-muhl ]
/ ĂŠbËnÉr mÉl /
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adjective
not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard: abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.
extremely or excessively large: abnormal profit.
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Origin of abnormal
synonym study for abnormal
1. See irregular.
OTHER WORDS FROM abnormal
ab·nor·mal·ly, adverbab·nor·mal·ness, nounsu·per·ab·nor·mal, adjectivesu·per·ab·nor·mal·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abnormal
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British Dictionary definitions for abnormal
abnormal
/ (ĂŠbËnÉËmÉl) /
adjective
not normal; deviating from the usual or typical; extraordinary
informal odd in behaviour or appearance; strange
Derived forms of abnormal
abnormally, adverbWord Origin for abnormal
C19: ab- 1 + normal, replacing earlier anormal from Medieval Latin anormalus, a blend of Late Latin anĆmalus anomalous + Latin abnormis departing from a rule
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