• anormal, abnormous (obsolete)

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]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/, /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl
• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

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 19^th 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.

   • 1993, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant, “Justice and Duty (i): Socrates Speaks at his Trial: the Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), revised edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 41:

     Here perhaps one of you might interrupt me and say, 'But what is it that you do, Socrates? How is it that you have been misrepresented like this? Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal. Give us the explanation, if you do not want us to draw our own conclusions.'

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 20^th century.]^[4]
   • 1904, Jack London, chapter 23, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:

     Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161:

     Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

• (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type): aberrant, anomalous, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, preternatural, strange, unusual.

• Cebuano: abnormal
• Norwegian Bokmål: abnormal
• Tagalog: abnormal

abnormal (plural abnormals)

1. A person or object that is not normal.

Borrowed from English abnormal.

• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal

1. abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
2. retarded (having mental retardation)
   • 2017 — Kris Aquino Gitawag og `Abnormal’ (12 February), Superbalita

     Gitubag ni Kris Aquino, 45, ang basher nga nitawag niya ug sa iyang igsuon^[sic], kanhi Presidente Noynoy Aquino nga “abnormal” sa Instagram post. Hasta ang mga anak ni Kris nga silang Bimby ug Joshua gitawag nga abnormal sa dunay Instagram user nga @carlaren_0809. Apan gitabangan og away sa fans ni Kris ang basher nga nag-ilis sad dayon og pangan, gikan sa @carlaren_0809 ngadto sa @cherry_amor16. Gawas sa pagtawag kang Kris nga "abnormal," gikalkal sa basher ang mga nahimong karelasyon ni Kris. Ang tubag sa TV host-actress, nga wala niya gitago ang iyang kasaypanan niadto apan iya na ning gibasulan^[sic].

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3. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

abnormal

1. retard
2. stupid person

• abno
• abnoy

Related to Latin ab- and normal

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abnormal (strong nominative masculine singular abnormaler, comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)

1. abnormal

• Abnormalität

• “abnormal” in Duden online
• “abnormal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Borrowed from Dutch abnormaal, from English abnormal or German abnormal. By surface analysis, ab- +‎ normal.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /abˈnɔrmal/ [ap̚ˈnɔr.mal]

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• Rhymes: -ɔrmal
• Syllabification: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (comparative lebih abnormal, superlative paling abnormal)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

• “abnormal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from English abnormal.

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [ɛp.nɔ.məl]

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  • Rhymes: -məl, -əl
• (spelling-based) IPA^(key): [ap.nɔ(r).mal]

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  • Rhymes: -mal, -al
• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (Jawi spelling ابنورمل, comparative lebih abnormal, superlative paling abnormal)

1. Deviating from the usual or normal type; abnormal.

• “abnormal” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 4.
• "abnormal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

From abnorm +‎ -al, perhaps modelled after English abnormal.

• IPA^(key): /abnɔrˈmɑːl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl
• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal (neuter singular abnormalt, definite singular and plural abnormale, comparative mer abnormal, superlative mest abnormal)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type)

   Synonyms: anormal, unormal, uvanlig, usedvanlig, ualminnelig, overordentlig

   Antonyms: normal, vanlig, ordinær, gjennomsnittlig

   abnormal psykologi ― abnormal psychology

   • 1969, Naturen:

     normale og abnormale blodceller

     normal and abnormal blood cells

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 406:

     [de] abnormale mod skjønhedsideen stridende udvæxter

     [the] abnormal outgrowths contrary to the idea of beauty

   • 1967, Naturen, page 6:

     abnormalt høye varmestrømmer fra underhavene [områdene under verdenshavene]

     abnormally high heat flows from under the oceans [areas under the world's oceans]

   • 2015 February 18, scenekunst.no‎^[X]:

     [han er] ikledd et absurd kontorantrekk fra 60-tallet med abnormalt høyt liv og et stripete slips

     [he is] wearing an absurd office suit from the 60's with abnormally high waist and a striped tie

• “abnormal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abnormal” in Store norske leksikon

From ab- +‎ normal.

• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormal m or f (plural abnormais)

1. alternative form of anormal

• “abnormal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abnormal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “abnormal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “abnormal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from English abnormal, originally as a pseudo-Hispanism as shown by ultimate stress. The correct Spanish counterpart is anormal. Doublet of anormal.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabnoɾˈmal/ [ʔɐb.n̪oɾˈmal] (common)

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    • Rhymes: -al
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabˈnoɾmal/ [ʔɐbˈn̪oɾ.mɐl] (in code-switching speech)

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    • Rhymes: -oɾmal
• Syllabification: ab‧nor‧mal

abnormál or abnormal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. abnormal; irregular

   Synonyms: di-karaniwan, di-normal, anormal

2. (vulgar, colloquial) despicably stupid; useless; expressing improper or irregular behavior

• The pronunciation /ʔabnoɾˈmal/ is the usual pronunciation attested in dictionaries and is commonly used.
• The pronunciation /ʔabˈnoɾmal/ is commonly used in code-switching speech, especially by younger speakers.

• “abnormal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “abnormal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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