Abnormal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmboʊdʒə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪkmeɪsən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪkmeɪsən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmboʊdʒə/.

Examples

abnormal powers of concentration
abnormal amounts of rain
abnormal circumstances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unnatural

Antonyms

normal

Parts of Speech

adjective	not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm “abnormal powers of concentration”
adjective	departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development “they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal”
adjective	much greater than the normal “abnormal profits”

Word Forms

abnormality

noun

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

anormal

pas normal ; non typique ou habituel ou régulier ou conforme à une norme

🇪🇸Spanish

anormal

no es normal; no típico, habitual, regular o conforme a una norma

🇮🇹Italian

anormale

non normale; non tipico o usuale o regolare o conforme ad una norma

🇳🇱Dutch

abnormaal

niet normaal; niet typisch of gebruikelijk of regelmatig of conform aan een norm

🇵🇹Portuguese

anormal

não é normal; não típico ou usual ou regular ou em conformidade com uma norma

🇷🇺Russian

аномальный

ненормально; нетипичный, или обычный, или регулярный, или соответствующий норме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असामान्य

सामान्य नहीं हैं; विशिष्ट या सामान्य या नियमित या किसी मानक के अनुरूप नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিক

স্বাভাবিক নয়; সাধারণ বা স্বাভাবিক বা নিয়মিত বা একটি আদর্শের সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அசாதாரணமான

சாதாரணமாக இல்லை; வழக்கமான அல்லது வழக்கமான அல்லது வழக்கமான அல்லது ஒரு விதிமுறைக்கு இணங்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణమైన

సాధారణ కాదు; విలక్షణమైనది లేదా సాధారణమైనది లేదా సాధారణమైనది కాదు లేదా కట్టుబాటుకు అనుగుణంగా ఉండదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असामान्य

सामान्य नाही; ठराविक किंवा नेहमीचे किंवा नियमित किंवा नियमानुसार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસામાન્ય

સામાન્ય નથી; લાક્ષણિક અથવા સામાન્ય અથવા નિયમિત અથવા ધોરણને અનુરૂપ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಜ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಲ್ಲ; ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಢಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധാരണമായ

സാധാരണമല്ല; സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പതിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു മാനദണ്ഡത്തിന് അനുസൃതമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ

ਆਮ ਨਹੀਂ; ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

عام نہیں؛ عام یا معمول یا باقاعدہ یا معمول کے مطابق نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异常

不正常；不典型、不常见、不规则、不符合规范

🇯🇵Japanese

異常な

普通ではありません。典型的ではない、普通ではない、規則的、または規範に準拠していない

🇰🇷Korean

이상

정상이 아니다; 전형적이지 않거나 평범하지 않거나 규칙적이지 않거나 표준에 부합하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất thường

không bình thường; không điển hình hoặc thông thường hoặc thường xuyên hoặc phù hợp với một tiêu chuẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดปกติ

ไม่ปกติ; ไม่ปกติหรือปกติหรือสม่ำเสมอหรือเป็นไปตามบรรทัดฐาน

🇲🇾Malay

tidak normal

tidak normal; tidak tipikal atau biasa atau biasa atau mematuhi norma

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير طبيعي

ليس طبيعيا؛ ليست نموذجية أو معتادة أو منتظمة أو متوافقة مع القاعدة

🇮🇷Persian

غیرطبیعی

عادی نیست؛ معمولی یا معمولی یا منظم یا مطابق با یک هنجار نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

anormal

normal değil; tipik değil, olağan değil, düzenli ya da bir norma uygun değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא נוֹרמָלִי

לא נורמלי; לא טיפוסי או רגיל או קבוע או תואם לנורמה

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