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subnormal

[ suhb-nawr-muhl ]

adjective

  1. below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal:

    a subnormal amount of rain.

  2. being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.


noun

  1. a subnormal person.
  2. Geometry. that part of the x-axis of a curve cut off between the ordinate and a normal.

subnormal

/ ˌsʌbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ; sʌbˈnɔːməl /

adjective

  1. less than the normal
  2. having a low intelligence, esp having an IQ of less than 70
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a subnormal person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • subnormality, noun
  • subˈnormally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • subnor·mali·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subnormal1

First recorded in 1700–10; sub- + normal
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Example Sentences

Of course here as everywhere we must allow for the defective, the imperfect, the subnormals and the children of the very poor.

If we could not obtain Utopia then, we might, at least by abolishing the subnormals and abnormals who constitute the slaves and careerists of society, render the human race less contemptible and more divine.

Epilepsy and migraine certainly occur in people of no supernormal gifts, and often in degenerates and subnormals.

Slaves and careerists, subnormals and abnormals, are the important elements of the constituency of every modern statesman.

The slaves, the inferiors, the subnormals exist merely to be exploited by them.

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