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
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
Borrowed from English abnormal.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal
- abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
- retarded (having mental retardation)
- stupid (lacking in intelligence)
NounEdit
abnormal
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abnormal.
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Related to Latin ab- and normal
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal (strong nominative masculine singular abnormaler, comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of abnormal
Comparative forms of abnormal
Superlative forms of abnormal
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Affixed ab- + normal, from Dutch abnormaal, from English abnormal or German abnormal.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abnormal
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “abnormal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English abnormal, originally as a pseudo-Hispanism as shown by ultimate stress.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal
- (common) IPA(key): /ʔabnoɾˈmal/, [ʔɐbnoɾˈmal]
- (in code-switching speech) IPA(key): /ʔabˈnoɾmal/, [ʔɐbˈnoɾmɐl]
Usage notesEdit
- The pronunciation /ʔabnoɾˈmal/ is the usual pronunciation attested in dictionaries and is commonly used.
- The pronunciation /ʔabˈnoɾmal/ is commonly used in code-switching speech, usually by younger speakers.
AdjectiveEdit
abnormál or abnormal
- abnormal; irregular
- Synonyms: di-karaniwan, di-normal