Definition of abnormal
Adjectives
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"
- Synonyms:
- unnatural
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insane
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
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aberrant, deviant, deviate
markedly different from an accepted norm
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anomalous
deviating from the general or common order or type
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antidromic
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
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atypical, irregular
deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
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brachydactylic, brachydactylous
having abnormally short finger or toes
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defective
markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
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freakish
characteristic of a freak
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kinky, perverted
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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subnormal
below normal or average
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supernormal
exceeding the normal or average
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vicarious
occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
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normal
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
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sane
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
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standard
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
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average, mean
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
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median
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
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modal
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
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natural
functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
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regular
not deviating from what is normal
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typical
conforming to a type
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departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
"they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"
"an abnormal personality"
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exceptional
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
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normal
being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
much greater than the normal
"abnormal profits"
"abnormal ambition"
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immoderate
beyond reasonable limits
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