Definition of ABNORMAL

abnormal

Meanings

Plural: abnormals

Adjective

  • not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
    • "abnormal powers of concentration"
    • "abnormal amounts of rain"
    • "abnormal circumstances"
    • "an abnormal interest in food"
  • departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
    • "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"
    • "an abnormal personality"

Adjective Satellite

  • much greater than the normal
    • "abnormal profits"
    • "abnormal ambition"

Adj

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

Origin / 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).

Antonyms

normal

Scrabble Score: 12

abnormal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
abnormal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abnormal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

abnormal is a valid Words With Friends word