• anormal
• abnormous(obsolete)

Fromab- +‎normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlieranormal and even earlierabnormous,^[1] fromLatinabnormis(“departing from normal”), fromeither (ab-(“away from”) +norma(“rule, norm”)),^[2]orAncient Greekἀνώμαλος(anṓmalos).^[3]

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• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈæbˌnɔɹ.ml̩/,/əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/
• Rhymes:-ɔː(ɹ)məl

abnormal (comparativemoreabnormal,superlativemostabnormal)

1. Notconforming torule orsystem;deviating from theusual ornormal type.[First attested around the mid 19^th century.]^[4]
   • 1899,Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 6, inA Duet:

     And then after anabnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.

2. Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular,behaviour thatdeviates fromnorms of socialpropriety or acceptedstandards ofmentalhealth.[First attested around the early 20^th century.]^[4]
   • 1904, Jack London, chapter23, inThe Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.:Grosset & Dunlap,→OCLC:

     Furuseth was right; I wasabnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed,The Black Art, London: Long, page161:

     Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of anabnormal kind.

• (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type):aberrant,anomalous,atypical,exceptional,extraordinary,irregular,preternatural,strange,unusual.

• Cebuano:abnormal
• Norwegian Bokmål:abnormal
• Tagalog:abnormal

abnormal (pluralabnormals)

1. A person or object that is not normal.

Borrowed fromEnglishabnormal.

• Hyphenation:ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal

1. abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
2. retarded(having mental retardation)
3. stupid(lacking in intelligence)

abnormal

1. retard
2. stupid person

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:abnormal.

• abno
• abnoy

Related to Latinab- andnormal

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abnormal (strong nominative masculine singularabnormaler,comparativeabnormaler,superlativeamabnormalsten)

1. abnormal

• Abnormalität

• “abnormal” inDuden online
• “abnormal” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

FromDutchabnormaal, fromEnglishabnormal orGermanabnormal. Equivalent ofab-(“away from”) +‎normal.

• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key):/abˈnɔrmal/[ap̚ˈnɔr.mal]

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• Rhymes:-ɔrmal
• Syllabification:ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal

1. abnormal(not conforming to rule or system)

• “abnormal” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

FromEnglishabnormal, fromLatinabnormis(“departing from normal”), fromeither (ab-(“away from”) +norma(“rule, norm”)),orAncient Greekἀνώμαλος(anṓmalos).

• (English-based)IPA^(key):[ɛp.nɔ.məl]

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  • Rhymes:-məl,-əl
• (spelling-based)IPA^(key):[ap.nɔ(r).mal]

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  • Rhymes:-mal,-al
• Hyphenation:ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (Jawi spellingابنورمل)

1. Deviating from theusual ornormal type;abnormal.

• “abnormal” inKamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021,→ISBN, page 4.
• “abnormal” inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Fromabnorm +‎-al, perhaps modelled afterEnglishabnormal.

• IPA^(key):/abnɔrˈmɑːl/

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• Rhymes:-ɑːl
• Hyphenation:ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (neuter singularabnormalt,definite singular and pluralabnormale,comparativemerabnormal,superlativemestabnormal)

1. abnormal(notconforming torule orsystem;deviating from theusual ornormal type)

   Synonyms:anormal,unormal,uvanlig,usedvanlig,ualminnelig,overordentlig

   Antonyms:normal,vanlig,ordinær,gjennomsnittlig

   abnormal psykologi ―abnormal psychology

   • 1969,Naturen:

     normale og abnormale blodceller

     normal and abnormal blood cells

   • 1909,Henrik Ibsen,Efterladte Skrifter I, page406:

     [de] abnormale mod skjønhedsideen stridende udvæxter

     [the] abnormal outgrowths contrary to the idea of beauty

   • 1967,Naturen, page 6:

     abnormalt høye varmestrømmer fra underhavene [områdene under verdenshavene]

     abnormally high heat flows from under the oceans [areas under the world's oceans]

   • 2015 February 18,scenekunst.no‎^[X]:

     [han er] ikledd et absurd kontorantrekk fra 60-tallet med abnormalt høyt liv og et stripete slips

     [he is] wearing an absurd office suit from the 60's with abnormally high waist and a striped tie

• “abnormal” inDet Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abnormal” inStore norske leksikon

Borrowed fromEnglishabnormal, originally as apseudo-Hispanism as shown by ultimate stress. The correct Spanish counterpart isanormal.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ʔabnoɾˈmal/[ʔɐb.n̪oɾˈmal](common)
    • Rhymes:-al
  • IPA^(key):/ʔabˈnoɾmal/[ʔɐbˈn̪oɾ.mɐl](in code-switching speech)
    • Rhymes:-oɾmal
• Syllabification:ab‧nor‧mal

abnormálorabnormal (Baybayin spellingᜀᜊ᜔ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. abnormal;irregular

   Synonyms:di-karaniwan,di-normal

2. (vulgar,colloquial)despicablystupid;useless; expressingimproper orirregularbehavior

• The pronunciation/ʔabnoɾˈmal/ is the usual pronunciation attested in dictionaries and is commonly used.
• The pronunciation/ʔabˈnoɾmal/ is commonly used in code-switching speech, especially by younger speakers.

• abnoy

• abnormalidad

• “abnormal”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018