Definitions for abnormalityˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ab•nor•mal•i•tyˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.

  1. an abnormal condition, state, or quality.

  2. an abnormal thing or event.

Origin of abnormality:

1850–55

Princeton's WordNet

  1. abnormality, abnormalcy(noun)

    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

  2. abnormality, mental defectiveness(noun)

    retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

  3. abnormality, freakishness(noun)

    marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal

  4. abnormality, irregularity(noun)

    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

Wiktionary

  1. abnormality(Noun)

    The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity

  2. abnormality(Noun)

    Something abnormal; an aberration.

  3. Origin: * First attested in 1854.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abnormality(noun)

    the state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity

  2. Abnormality(noun)

    something abnormal


Translations for abnormality

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

abnormality(noun)

not normal

His behaviour is abnormal for a child of his age.

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