abnormal
11abnormal — adjective very different from usual in a way that seems strange, worrying, wrong, or dangerous: abnormal behaviour | an abnormal level of cholesterol | abnormal for sb to do sth: My parents thought it was abnormal for a boy to be interested in… …
12abnormal — ab|norm|al [æbˈno:məl US ˈno:r ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: ab away from, not (from Latin ab away, off ) + normal] very different from usual in a way that seems strange, worrying, wrong, or dangerous ≠ ↑normal ▪ abnormal behaviour ▪ an… …
13abnormal — [[t]æbnɔ͟ː(r)m(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying. [FORMAL] ...abnormal heart rhythms and high anxiety levels. ...a child with an abnormal fear of strangers. Derived words:… …
14abnormal */ — UK [æbˈnɔː(r)m(ə)l] / US [æbˈnɔrm(ə)l] adjective not usual or typical, especially in a way that is worrying or that shows there may be something wrong or harmful abnormal behaviour abnormal test results abnormal eating habits …
15abnormal — I. adjective Etymology: alteration of French anormal, from Medieval Latin anormalis, from Latin a + Late Latin normalis normal Date: circa 1836 deviating from the normal or average ; unusual, exceptional < abnormal behavior > • abnormally adverb… …
16abnormal — 1. adjective /æbˈnɔɹməl/ a) Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station. b) Of or… …
17abnormal — ab|nor|mal [ æb nɔrml ] adjective * not usual or typical, especially in a way that is worrying or shows that there may be something wrong or harmful: abnormal behavior abnormal test results ╾ ab|nor|ma|li|ty [ ,æbnɔr mæləti ] noun count or… …
18abnormal — adjective an increased appetite during pregnancy is not abnormal she speaks Spanish with a Swedish accent, which is pretty abnormal Syn: unusual, uncommon, atypical, untypical, nontypical, unrepresentative, rare, isolated, irregular, anomalous,… …
19abnormal — [æbˈnɔːm(ə)l] adj 1) not normal, and therefore a sign that there is a problem abnormal behaviour[/ex] abnormal eating habits[/ex] abnormality [ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti] noun [C/U] abnormally adv 2) Her blood pressure was abnormally high.[/ex] …
20abnormal — adj. 1 deviating from what is normal or usual; exceptional. 2 relating to or dealing with what is abnormal (abnormal psychology). Derivatives: abnormally adv. Etymology: earlier and F anormal, anomal f. Gk anomalos ANOMALOUS, assoc. with L… …
