abnormal
pronunciation
How to pronounce abnormal in British English:
UK [æbˈnɔːml]
How to pronounce abnormal in American English:
US [æbˈnɔːrml]
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- Adjective:
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
- much greater than the normal
Word Origin
- abnormal (adj.)
- 1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of Latin abnormis "deviating from a rule," from ab- "off, away from" (see ab-) + norma "rule" (see norm). The older forms were via Old French anormal (13c.), from Medieval Latin anormalos, from Greek anomalos, from an- "not" + homalos, from homos "same." The Greek word was altered in Latin by association with norma. Related: Abnormally.
Example
- 1. Certain abnormal conditions of the body caused by long-term .
- 2. It 's not known how many u.s. children have abnormal cholesterol .
- 3. But not all abnormal urine colors are bad news .
- 4. Abnormal insulin levels cause diabetes .
- 5. The resulting scar tissue blocks the abnormal flow of electrical signals that can cause irregular heartbeats .