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abnormality

abnormality

2 6.3
A condition in which a person's thinking and learning are much below normal
  • noun
  • /æbˈnɔrməlɪti/
  • NSFW
translation icon : retraso mental
  • The use of chemicals has been linked to birth defects, cancer, psychological abnormalities, allergies, and asthma.
  • a mental abnormality

Examples

  • The psychologist diagnosed him with a mental abnormality that affected his intelligence and behavior.

  • If you were a tenth as smart as you pretend to be, you'd have understood that it is by the "Disagreement was considered a psychological or emotional abnormality or defect" token, because that describes your position exactly.

    Blog text (10)
  • Controls did not suffer from any psychiatric abnormalities.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Mental abnormality.

  • The whole time I've been here I've been working on this idea about a group of different people with all these brain abnormalities.

  • A number of states currently have laws that permit the government to seek civil commitment of sex offenders who suffer from mental abnormalities or personality disorders that render them likely to engage in future violent sex crimes.

    Academic text (2005)
  • why, I can show you cases we have on file of certain members of our congregation who have overcome debilitating illness drug habits, physical and psychological abnormalities

  • These findings support the conclusions of others that children with SSC manifest cognitive abnormalities long term (2, 3, 9, 10).

    Academic text (2015)
  • These sensory and motor disorders, coupled with mental retardation, attention deficit, and behavior abnormalities, can present a real challenge to physical educators.

    Academic text (1996)
  • That one of the initial signs that a man is "called" to assume the priesthood is the manifestation of "Agwu" in his life, a mild display by him of mental abnormality in which he sees visions and has supernatural communications with all sorts of spiritual forces.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

mental deficiency
vsabnormality
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Lower than usual ability to think and learn

focuses on far lower intelligence rather than only mild reduction
mental abnormality
vsabnormality
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A condition where a person's thinking or feelings work very differently from usual and cause problems

limits to notably low intelligence, not all mental function differences
mental defectiveness
vsabnormality
  • Archaic
9.6

A condition of low ability to learn and think that starts in childhood

is the general term for the same serious low intelligence condition
subnormality
vsabnormality
  • NSFW
9.5

A condition in which a person has lower than usual thinking ability

indicates a more marked intelligence drop rather than just below normal

Compounds

genetic abnormality
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A change in a person's genes that causes a disease

1 6.1

A change in the number or shape of chromosomes that often causes health problems

1 5.4

A health problem in the body or the way it works that is present when a baby is born

mental abnormality
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A condition where a person's thinking or feelings work very differently from usual and cause problems

How Severe

abnormality
  • NSFW
2 6.3

Surface Forms

abnormality singular
abnormalities plural

Morphology

abnormality = abnormal (transparent) = ab + normal + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'abnormal' with '-ity' yields 'the state of being not normal', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Abnormality comes from the parts ab- meaning 'away' and normal meaning 'usual' or 'rule'. So when used about intelligence, abnormality means a person's mental development is 'away from the usual' range and may need special support.