abnormal

• anormal
• (obsolete) abnormous

From ab- +‎ normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous,^[1] from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either (ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”)),^[2] or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos).^[3]

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

abnormal (comparative more abnormal, superlative most abnormal)

1. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19^th century.]^[4]
   • 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 6, in A Duet:

     And then after an abnormal 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 that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20^th century.]^[4]
   • 1904, Jack London, chapter 23, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:

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

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161:

     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 an abnormal 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 (plural abnormals)

1. A person or object that is not normal.

Borrowed from English abnormal.

• 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, see Citations:abnormal.

• abno
• abnoy

Related to Latin ab- and normal

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abnormal (strong nominative masculine singular abnormaler, comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)

1. abnormal

• Abnormalität

• “abnormal” in Duden online
• “abnormal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Dutch abnormaal, from English abnormal or German abnormal. Equivalent of ab- (“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)
2. abnormal (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms)

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

From English abnormal, from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either (ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”)), or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos).

• IPA^(key): [əp.nɔ(r).məl], [ap.nɔ(r).mal]
• Rhymes: -əl, -al
• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (Jawi spelling ابنورمل)

1. Deviating from the usual or normal type; abnormal.

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

From English abnormal, from Latin abnōrmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from nōrma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Equivalent to abnorm +‎ -al, suffix from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

• IPA^(key): /abnɔrˈmɑːl/

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

abnormal (neuter singular abnormalt, definite singular and plural abnormale, comparative mer abnormal, superlative mest abnormal)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.)
   • 1969, Naturen:

     normale og abnormale blodceller

     normal and abnormal blood cells

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 406:

     [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 psykologi

   abnormal psychology

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

   Antonyms: normal, vanlig, ordinær, gjennomsnittlig

• “abnormal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abnormal” in Store norske leksikon

Borrowed from English abnormal, originally as a pseudo-Hispanism as shown by ultimate stress. The correct Spanish counterpart is anormal.

• (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

abnormál or abnormal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. abnormal; irregular

   Synonyms: di-karaniwan, di-normal

2. (vulgar, colloquial) despicably stupid; useless; expressing improper or irregular behavior

• 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”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018