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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

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌnɔɹ.ml̩/, /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl

AdjectiveEdit

abnormal (comparative more abnormal, superlative most abnormal)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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NounEdit

abnormal (plural abnormals)

  1. A person or object that is not normal.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ “abnormal” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 3.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “abnormal” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English abnormal.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

AdjectiveEdit

abnormal

  1. abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
  2. retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient
  3. stupid; lacking in intelligence

NounEdit

abnormal

  1. a retard
  2. a stupid person

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:abnormal.

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

abnormal (comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)

  1. abnormal

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
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist abnormaler sie ist abnormaler es ist abnormaler sie sind abnormaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative abnormalerer abnormalere abnormaleres abnormalere
genitive abnormaleren abnormalerer abnormaleren abnormalerer
dative abnormalerem abnormalerer abnormalerem abnormaleren
accusative abnormaleren abnormalere abnormaleres abnormalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der abnormalere die abnormalere das abnormalere die abnormaleren
genitive des abnormaleren der abnormaleren des abnormaleren der abnormaleren
dative dem abnormaleren der abnormaleren dem abnormaleren den abnormaleren
accusative den abnormaleren die abnormalere das abnormalere die abnormaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein abnormalerer eine abnormalere ein abnormaleres (keine) abnormaleren
genitive eines abnormaleren einer abnormaleren eines abnormaleren (keiner) abnormaleren
dative einem abnormaleren einer abnormaleren einem abnormaleren (keinen) abnormaleren
accusative einen abnormaleren eine abnormalere ein abnormaleres (keine) abnormaleren
Superlative forms of abnormal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am abnormalsten sie ist am abnormalsten es ist am abnormalsten sie sind am abnormalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative abnormalster abnormalste abnormalstes abnormalste
genitive abnormalsten abnormalster abnormalsten abnormalster
dative abnormalstem abnormalster abnormalstem abnormalsten
accusative abnormalsten abnormalste abnormalstes abnormalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der abnormalste die abnormalste das abnormalste die abnormalsten
genitive des abnormalsten der abnormalsten des abnormalsten der abnormalsten
dative dem abnormalsten der abnormalsten dem abnormalsten den abnormalsten
accusative den abnormalsten die abnormalste das abnormalste die abnormalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein abnormalster eine abnormalste ein abnormalstes (keine) abnormalsten
genitive eines abnormalsten einer abnormalsten eines abnormalsten (keiner) abnormalsten
dative einem abnormalsten einer abnormalsten einem abnormalsten (keinen) abnormalsten
accusative einen abnormalsten eine abnormalste ein abnormalstes (keine) abnormalsten

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