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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. informalodd in behaviour or appearance; strange

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • abnormally adverb
  • abnormalness noun
  • superabnormal adjective
  • superabnormally adverb
  • ˈԴǰ adverb
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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Thus, the challenge of continuously documenting and sounding the alarm about how abnormal and dangerous the Age of Trump is while never normalizing it as being somehow quotidian, and therefore numbing.

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As I see it, what is even more troubling and deeply concerning is how the American people, the majority, are becoming increasingly numb to the abnormal behavior of Trump and his allies.

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The abnormal had become normal, as he put it.

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Specifically, it refers to how abnormal the cancer cells look in a sample under a microscope.

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Pet owners in an area of mid Wales are being urged to take extra care with their animals after an "abnormal" number of cats went missing in recent months.

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