abnormal
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
Other meanings
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
Synonyms
- unnatural
Related words
- abend
- abnormalise
- abnormalist
- abnormalization
- abnormie
- abnormity
- haploabnormal
- superabnormal
- abnormality
- abnormally
- abnormal hieratic
- abnormal psychology
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀνώμαλος".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “abnormal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.