- different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that worries somebody or is harmful or not wanted
- abnormal levels of sugar in the blood
- They thought his behaviour was abnormal.
- The ship was blown off course by abnormal weather conditions.
Extra Examples- Abnormal behaviour in zoo animals is often due to the stress of captivity.
- It is not abnormal for public figures to have to deal with this type of pressure.
- Anything that is abnormal for your child, whether not sleeping well, not eating well, or not talking as much, could be a warning sign.
- He was very quick to notice anything abnormal.
- They made me feel like I was abnormal.
- The accidents were due to abnormal weather conditions.
- The test detects abnormal cells that could become cancerous.
- There was nothing abnormal about her reaction.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbnormal is used with these nouns:- cell
- development
- gene
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: alteration (by association with Latin abnormis ‘monstrous’) of 16th-cent. anormal, from French, variant of anomal, via Latin from Greek anōmalos(from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’)
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