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:
- 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
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
- ^ “abnormal” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “abnormal” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →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 of use of this term, see Citations:abnormal.
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
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
Further readingEdit
- abnormal in Duden online