Atypical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not representative of a group, class, or type

deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹsɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/eɪtˈɪpɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/eɪtˈɪpɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹsɚɹəl/.

Examples

a group that is atypical of the target audience
a class of atypical mosses
atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

irregular untypical

Antonyms

typical

Parts of Speech

adjective	not representative of a group, class, or type “a group that is atypical of the target audience”
adjective	deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal “these days large families are atypical”

Word Forms

atypicality	noun	any state that is not typical
untypicality	noun	any state that is not typical
irregularity	noun	behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untypisch

nicht repräsentativ für eine Gruppe, Klasse oder einen Typ

🇫🇷French

atypique

non représentatif d'un groupe, d'une classe ou d'un type

🇪🇸Spanish

atípico

no representativo de un grupo, clase o tipo

🇮🇹Italian

atipico

non rappresentativo di un gruppo, classe o tipo

🇳🇱Dutch

atypisch

niet representatief voor een groep, klasse of type

🇵🇹Portuguese

atípico

não representativo de um grupo, classe ou tipo

🇷🇺Russian

нетипичный

не представитель группы, класса или типа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनियमित

किसी समूह, वर्ग या प्रकार का प्रतिनिधि नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিক

একটি গোষ্ঠী, শ্রেণী বা প্রকারের প্রতিনিধি নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வித்தியாசமான

ஒரு குழு, வர்க்கம் அல்லது வகையின் பிரதிநிதி அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

విలక్షణమైన

సమూహం, తరగతి లేదా రకానికి ప్రతినిధి కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

गट, वर्ग किंवा प्रकाराचा प्रतिनिधी नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાક્ષણિક

જૂથ, વર્ગ અથવા પ્રકારનો પ્રતિનિધિ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ

ಗುಂಪು, ವರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕಾರದ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രമായ

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെയോ ക്ലാസിൻ്റെയോ തരത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രതിനിധിയല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੂਹ, ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

کسی گروپ، طبقے یا قسم کا نمائندہ نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非典型的

不代表某个群体、阶级或类型

🇯🇵Japanese

非定型的な

グループ、クラス、タイプを代表していない

🇰🇷Korean

전형적인 아닌

그룹, 계급 또는 유형을 대표하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác biệt

không đại diện cho một nhóm, lớp hoặc loại

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดปกติ

ไม่ใช่ตัวแทนของกลุ่ม ชั้นเรียน หรือประเภท

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak lazim

tidak mewakili kelompok, kelas, atau tipe

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tipikal

hindi kinatawan ng isang grupo, klase, o uri

🇲🇾Malay

tidak tipikal

bukan mewakili kumpulan, kelas atau jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير نمطي

لا يمثل مجموعة أو فئة أو نوع

🇮🇷Persian

غیر معمول

نماینده یک گروه، کلاس یا نوع نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

atipik

bir grubu, sınıfı veya türü temsil etmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא טִיפּוּסִי

אינו מייצג קבוצה, כיתה או סוג

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