Abnormal Definition

ăb-nôrməl
adjective
Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.
American Heritage
Not normal; not average; not typical; not usual; irregular, esp. to a considerable degree.
Webster's New World

Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]

Wiktionary

Of or pertaining to that which is abnormal, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.]

Wiktionary
noun
A person or object that is not normal.
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Other Word Forms of Abnormal

Noun

Singular:
abnormal
Plural:
abnormals

Origin of Abnormal

  • Alteration (influenced by ab–) of obsolete anormal from Medieval Latin anormālis blend of Late Latin abnormis (Latin ab- away from ab–1) (Latin norma rule gnō- in Indo-European roots) anōmalus anomalous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 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 (anōmalos).

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