English Explanatory Dictionary

abnormal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
  2. Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
  1. A person or object that is not normal.

Pronunciation

/ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/ /ˌæbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/ /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/ en-us-abnormal.ogg

Word forms

abnormal more abnormal most abnormal anormal abnormous abnormals

Etymology

From ab- + normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous, from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”), or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos).

Synonyms

aberrant anomalous atypical exceptional extraordinary irregular preternatural strange unusual

Derived words

abend abnormalcy abnormal hieratic abnormalise abnormalism abnormalist abnormality abnormalization abnormalize abnormally abnormalness abnormal psychology abnormie abnormity haploabnormal nonabnormal superabnormal
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