Abnormality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmbɹɪklˌiːf/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪkwaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪkwaɪz/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɹɪklˌiːf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

freakishness abnormalcy irregularity mental defectiveness

Antonyms

normality

Word Forms

abnormal	adjective	not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
freakish	adjective	changeable
irregular	adjective	deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anomalie

ein abnormaler körperlicher Zustand, der auf defekte Gene oder Entwicklungsstörungen zurückzuführen ist

🇫🇷French

anomalie

une condition physique anormale résultant de gènes défectueux ou de déficiences du développement

🇪🇸Spanish

anomalía

una condición física anormal resultante de genes defectuosos o deficiencias del desarrollo

🇮🇹Italian

anomalia

una condizione fisica anormale derivante da geni difettosi o carenze dello sviluppo

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijking

een abnormale fysieke toestand als gevolg van defecte genen of ontwikkelingsstoornissen

🇵🇹Portuguese

anormalidade

uma condição física anormal resultante de genes defeituosos ou deficiências de desenvolvimento

🇷🇺Russian

нарушение

аномальное физическое состояние, возникающее в результате дефектных генов или пороков развития.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असामान्यता

दोषपूर्ण जीन या विकास संबंधी कमियों के परिणामस्वरूप होने वाली असामान्य शारीरिक स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিকতা

ত্রুটিপূর্ণ জিন বা বিকাশগত ঘাটতিগুলির ফলে একটি অস্বাভাবিক শারীরিক অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அசாதாரணம்

குறைபாடுள்ள மரபணுக்கள் அல்லது வளர்ச்சிக் குறைபாடுகள் காரணமாக ஏற்படும் அசாதாரண உடல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణత

లోపభూయిష్ట జన్యువులు లేదా అభివృద్ధి లోపాల వల్ల ఏర్పడే అసాధారణ శారీరక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

असामान्यता

सदोष जीन्स किंवा विकासात्मक कमतरतांमुळे उद्भवणारी एक असामान्य शारीरिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસાધારણતા

ખામીયુક્ત જનીનો અથવા વિકાસલક્ષી ખામીઓના પરિણામે અસાધારણ શારીરિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಜತೆ

ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ ಜೀನ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅಸಹಜ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധാരണത്വം

വികലമായ ജീനുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികസന വൈകല്യങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയുടെ ഫലമായി ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന അസാധാരണമായ ശാരീരിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨਤਾ

ਨੁਕਸਦਾਰ ਜੀਨਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਕਮੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی پن

ایک غیر معمولی جسمانی حالت جس کے نتیجے میں عیب دار جین یا ترقیاتی کمی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紊乱 etc.

由于基因缺陷或发育缺陷而导致的异常身体状况

🇯🇵Japanese

異常

欠陥のある遺伝子または発育欠陥に起因する異常な身体状態

🇰🇷Korean

이상

결함이 있는 유전자나 발달 결함으로 인해 발생하는 비정상적인 신체 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất thường

một tình trạng thể chất bất thường do gen khiếm khuyết hoặc thiếu hụt phát triển

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดปกติ

สภาพร่างกายผิดปกติอันเป็นผลมาจากยีนบกพร่องหรือพัฒนาการบกพร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelainan

kondisi fisik abnormal akibat gen yang rusak atau defisiensi perkembangan

🇲🇾Malay

kelainan

keadaan fizikal yang tidak normal akibat daripada gen yang rosak atau kekurangan perkembangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضطراب

حالة بدنية غير طبيعية ناتجة عن خلل في الجينات أو قصور في النمو

🇮🇷Persian

ناهنجاری

یک وضعیت فیزیکی غیرطبیعی ناشی از ژن های معیوب یا کمبودهای رشدی

🇹🇷Turkish

anormallik

kusurlu genlerden veya gelişimsel eksikliklerden kaynaklanan anormal bir fiziksel durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיגוּת

מצב גופני לא תקין הנובע מגנים פגומים או ליקויים התפתחותיים

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