abnormal

 
  Grep  of  noun  abnormal 
  abnormal  condition 
  abnormalcy 
  abnormality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  The  adj  abnormal  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abnormal  --  (not  normal;  not  typical  or  usual  or  regular  or  conforming  to  a  norm;  "abnormal  powers  of  concentration";  "abnormal  amounts  of  rain";  "abnormal  circumstances";  "an  abnormal  interest  in  food") 
  2.  abnormal  --  ((psychology)  departing  from  the  normal  in  e.g.  intelligence  and  development;  "they  were  heartbroken  when  they  learned  their  child  was  abnormal";  "an  abnormal  personality") 
  3.  abnormal  --  (much  greater  than  the  normal;  "abnormal  profits";  "abnormal  ambition") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  3  senses  of  abnormal 
 
  Sense  1 
  abnormal  (vs.  normal) 
 
  normal  (vs.  abnormal) 
  =>  average,  mean(postnominal) 
  =>  connatural,  inborn,  inbred,  native 
  =>  median(postnominal),  average 
  =>  modal(postnominal),  average 
  =>  natural 
  =>  regular 
  =>  typical 
 
  Sense  2 
  abnormal  (vs.  normal) 
 
  normal  (vs.  abnormal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  abnormal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  immoderate)  ->  moderate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  3  senses  of  abnormal 
 
  Sense  1 
  abnormal  (vs.  normal) 
  =>  aberrant,  deviant 
  =>  anomalous 
  =>  antidromic 
  =>  atypical,  irregular 
  =>  brachydactylic,  brachydactylous 
  =>  defective 
  =>  freakish 
  =>  kinky,  perverted 
  =>  subnormal 
  =>  supernormal 
  =>  vicarious 
  Also  See->  insane#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  abnormal  (vs.  normal) 
  =>  exceptional(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  abnormal 
  =>  immoderate  (vs.  moderate) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  abnormal 
 
  Sense  1 
  abnormal  (vs.  normal) 
  =>  normality,  normalcy 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  abnormal  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  abnormal 
  abnormal 
 
  Overview  of  adj  abnormal 
 
  The  adj  abnormal  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abnormal  --  (not  normal;  not  typical  or  usual  or  regular  or  conforming  to  a  norm;  "abnormal  powers  of  concentration";  "abnormal  amounts  of  rain";  "abnormal  circumstances";  "an  abnormal  interest  in  food") 
  2.  abnormal  --  ((psychology)  departing  from  the  normal  in  e.g.  intelligence  and  development;  "they  were  heartbroken  when  they  learned  their  child  was  abnormal";  "an  abnormal  personality") 
  3.  abnormal  --  (much  greater  than  the  normal;  "abnormal  profits";  "abnormal  ambition") 

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