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abnormal

[ ab-nawr-muhl ]

adjective

  1. not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard:

    abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. extremely or excessively large:

    abnormal profit.



abnormal

/ æˈɔːə /

adjective

  1. not normal; deviating from the usual or typical; extraordinary
  2. informal.
    odd in behaviour or appearance; strange
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of abnormal1

First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + normal; replacing anormal, from Medieval Latin ōܲ, variant of ōܲ anomalous, influenced by Latin norma norm
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of abnormal1

C19: ab- 1+ normal , replacing earlier anormal from Medieval Latin anormalus, a blend of Late Latin ōܲ anomalous + Latin abnormis departing from a rule
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The panel of three judges specified misidentification was "not abnormal" in such circumstances but ruled her testimony had several contradictions.

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On Wednesday, CNN reported that several hospitalized children in Lubbock, Texas, had abnormal liver function, a likely sign of toxicity from too much vitamin A.

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“Classes are continuing, athletic competition is continuing, the libraries are open. I was watching a campus tour go by outside. It’s just a weird combination of normal and very abnormal.”

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Authorities believe Hackman died on 18 February - the date of his last recorded pacemaker activity, which showed an abnormal rhythm of atrial fibrillation.

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The new abnormal and unhealthy reality — what Yale University psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton refers to as “malignant normality” — will become the norm across American society.

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