abnormal
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From ab- + normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous,[1] from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either (ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”)),[2] or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos)[3].
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal (comparative more abnormal, superlative most abnormal)
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.][4]
- 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 6, in A Duet:
- And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.][4]
- 1904, Jack London, chapter 23, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, OCLC 169815:
- Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161:
- Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.
SynonymsEdit
- (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type): aberrant, anomalous, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, preternatural, strange, unusual.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Norwegian Bokmål: abnormal
TranslationsEdit
not conforming to rule or system
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of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms
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NounEdit
abnormal (plural abnormals)
- A person or object that is not normal.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3
- ^ Morris, William, editor (1969) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., published 1971, →ISBN, page 3
- ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abnormal”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abnormal”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal
- abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
- retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient
- stupid; lacking in intelligence
NounEdit
abnormal
- a retard
- a stupid person
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abnormal.
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Related to Latin ab- and normal
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal (comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of abnormal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist abnormal | sie ist abnormal | es ist abnormal | sie sind abnormal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abnormaler | abnormale | abnormales | abnormale |
| genitive | abnormalen | abnormaler | abnormalen | abnormaler | |
| dative | abnormalem | abnormaler | abnormalem | abnormalen | |
| accusative | abnormalen | abnormale | abnormales | abnormale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abnormale | die abnormale | das abnormale | die abnormalen |
| genitive | des abnormalen | der abnormalen | des abnormalen | der abnormalen | |
| dative | dem abnormalen | der abnormalen | dem abnormalen | den abnormalen | |
| accusative | den abnormalen | die abnormale | das abnormale | die abnormalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abnormaler | eine abnormale | ein abnormales | (keine) abnormalen |
| genitive | eines abnormalen | einer abnormalen | eines abnormalen | (keiner) abnormalen | |
| dative | einem abnormalen | einer abnormalen | einem abnormalen | (keinen) abnormalen | |
| accusative | einen abnormalen | eine abnormale | ein abnormales | (keine) abnormalen | |
Comparative forms of abnormal
Superlative forms of abnormal
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “abnormal” in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English abnormal, from Latin abnōrmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from nōrma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Equivalent to abnorm + -al, suffix from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal (neuter singular abnormalt, definite singular and plural abnormale, comparative mer abnormal, superlative mest abnormal)
- abnormal (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.)
- 1969, Naturen:
- normale og abnormale blodceller
- normal and abnormal blood cells
- 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 406:
- [de] abnormale mod skjønhedsideen stridende udvæxter
- [the] abnormal outgrowths contrary to the idea of beauty
- 1967, Naturen, page 6:
- abnormalt høye varmestrømmer fra underhavene [områdene under verdenshavene]
- abnormally high heat flows from under the oceans [areas under the world's oceans]
- 2015 February 18, scenekunst.no[X]:
- [han er] ikledd et absurd kontorantrekk fra 60-tallet med abnormalt høyt liv og et stripete slips
- [he is] wearing an absurd office suit from the 60's with abnormally high waist and a striped tie
- abnormal psykologi
- abnormal psychology
- Synonyms: anormal, unormal, uvanlig, usedvanlig, ualminnelig, overordentlig
- Antonyms: normal, vanlig, ordinær, gjennomsnittlig
ReferencesEdit
- “abnormal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abnormal” in Store norske leksikon