abnormal
IPA: æbnˈɔrmʌɫ
noun
- A person or object that is not normal.
adjective
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
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Examples of "abnormal" in Sentences
- The abnormal phenotype is identified.
- The abnormality is due to polymicrogyria.
- This causes an abnormal largeness of the lips.
- Propulsive gait is a form of gait abnormality.
- He is treating the abnormal case as the normal.
- The major ocular abnormalities are colobomas and choristomas.
- The more extreme the psychopathy, the greater the abnormality.
- The abnormality is that there is a disruption in the optic chiasm.
- He's not the reason for the abnormality of the deletion discussion.
- A jaw abnormality is disorder in the formation or shape of the jaw.
- Peers, opportunity, molestation and cultural influences also play roles in abnormal orientation – beyond parents.
- He would soon find out that President Eisenhower did not attach the same significance to the word abnormal and had no intention of leaving Berlin.
- Many emotional states or kinds of behavior could be classified as abnormal, but labeling a person mentally ill is problematic in itself when it creates feelings of fear and shame.
- Over time, domination by the Chinese Communist regime has led to inhuman behavior and human rights violations resulting in abnormal practices such as cannibalism. link to Next Magazine & Epoch Times via Weird Asian News
- AD: Well, I didn't do much of what they call abnormal psych or behavioral psychology but I was studying cognitive science and a lot of cognitive science is things like understanding decisions, theory and probability, statistics and probability, that sort of thing.
- This is true of every marriage, even if no offspring result, just as of every eye it can be said that it is destined and formed to see, even if, in abnormal cases arising from special internal or external conditions, it will never be possible to achieve visual perception.