abnormal

Adj

1. Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
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.

Noun

A person or object that is not normal.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæbˌnɔɹ.ml̩/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

unusual

irregular

odd

strange

anomalous

unnatural

extraordinary

aberrant

uncommon

not normal

queer

exceptional

bizarre

deviant

freak

atypical

peculiar

eccentric

uneven

abnormality

unreasonable

weird

freakish

offbeat

mad

anomaly

not customary

unwonted

absurd

grotesque

rare

outlandish

perverse

deformed

insane

not the rule

erratic

eccentricity

crazy

divergent

counterclockwise

distraction

distortion

disorderly

inconsistent

incongruous

disorder

constrained

incorrect

confused

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Translations

anormal

anormal

anormale

abnormaal

anormal

abnorm

anormal

nienormalny

anomalo

abnormal

unnormal

anormal

ανώμαλος

abartig

anormal