What is the meaning of abnormal?

adjective

  • Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm.
    • usage: "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
  • Departing from the normal in e. G. Intelligence and development.
    • usage: "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"
  • Much greater than the normal.
    • usage: "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"
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