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ab·nor·mal
 abnormal
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
different from the normal or usual; not typical. (Cf. irregular.)
The patient had an abnormal growth on his neck.Fear of changing to a new school is not abnormal for children.- synonyms:
- aberrant, anomalous, atypical, deviant, eccentric, irregular
- antonyms:
- natural, normal, typical
- similar words:
- bizarre, deviate, divergent, exceptional, heterodox, odd, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, unusual, wayward, weird
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| related words: |
eccentric, inhuman, irregular, peculiar, perverted, queer |
| derivation: |
abnormally (adv.) |
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