abnormal

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adjective

1. not normal;
not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm (Freq. 1)
- abnormal powers of concentration
- abnormal amounts of rain
- abnormal circumstances
- an abnormal interest in food
• Syn:
unnatural
• Ant:
normal
• Similar to:
aberrant, deviant, deviate, anomalous, antidromic,
atypical, irregular, brachydactylic, brachydactylous, defective, freakish,
kinky, perverted, subnormal, supernormal, vicarious
• See Also:
insane
• Derivationally related forms:
abnormality
• Attrubites:
normality, normalcy
2. departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
- they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal
- an abnormal personality
• Ant:
normal
• Similar to:
exceptional
• Derivationally related forms:
abnormality
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
3. much greater than the normal
- abnormal profits
- abnormal ambition
• Similar to:
immoderate