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| 1. | [ adjective ] not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm | |
| Examples: | "abnormal powers of concentration" "abnormal amounts of rain" "abnormal circumstances" "an abnormal interest in food" |
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| Related terms: | normal defective aberrant anomalous kinky brachydactylic atypical subnormal supernormal vicarious freakish antidromic insane normalcy normality | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (psychology) departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development | |
| Examples: | "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal" "an abnormal personality" |
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| Related terms: | normal psychology exceptional | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] much greater than the normal | |
| Examples: | "abnormal profits" "abnormal ambition" |
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| Related terms: | immoderate | |
| Similar spelling: |
abnormally abnormalcy abnormality |
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