abnormal
100
4.2
- adjective
- /æbˈnɔːrml/
:
anormal
- After the storm, we noticed an abnormal amount of debris scattered across the beach.
- abnormal behavior
- normal and abnormal
- abnormal results
Those are normal reactions in an abnormal situation.
- Those are normal reactions in an abnormal situation.
- If you set the threshold to be not abnormal, but life threateningly abnormal.
- I mean, what's normal now was abnormal in the, in what we call the past.
- What and, and with the sense that maybe they have some sort of abnormal gut microbiome.
- I hope you see where grief does become abnormal.
- Any abnormal situation is handled by the QRH.
- Just nothing abnormal about that, right?
Examples
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The good news is they did not see anything abnormal in my ultrasound.
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Medical records of patients whose thyroid test results were abnormal were reviewed retrospectively.
Academic text (1999) -
We see nothing abnormal here.
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These are abnormal patterns, without a doubt.
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Those are normal reactions in an abnormal situation.
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How many people in the population have abnormal blood pressures?
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By then, it was summer, and an abnormal heat wave was blasting Santa Barbara.
Fiction book (1998) -
Your heartbeat and perspiration have reached abnormal levels.
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The doctor explained that an abnormal heartbeat could indicate a serious health issue.
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She expressed concern about the abnormal behavior of her pet, which was usually very calm.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
∞
3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
∞
2.2
Not common and different from what people expect
859
3.8
Very unusual or much greater than usual
798
1.0
Different from what is normal or expected
406
5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
131
4.0
Strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
123
4.6
Different from what is normal and expected
122
4.6
Not often found or seen and so rare
101
4.1
Not normal or what people expect
99
7.2
Different from normal in a way people notice
48
4.1
Not usual and different from what people expect
27
5.7
Different from what is usual or expected
23
8.1
Not like what is usual or expected
14
8.2
Different from what is normal, often in a way people see as wrong
14
3.4
Not following a usual pattern or rule
14
5.4
Not usual for a person or thing
1
7.0
Not usual and different from what you expect
1
9.2
Much more than what is usual or expected
Different from what is normal or expected
Not following the usual or expected pattern in data
Not usual or expected
Antonyms
Compounds
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word abnormal comes from ab- meaning 'away from' and norma meaning 'rule' or 'standard'. So abnormal means 'away from the usual', which is why we use it for things that are different or might be worrying.