abnormal
adjEtymology
From ab- + normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous, from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”), or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos).
- derived from ἀνώμαλος
Definitions
Not conforming to rule or system
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from…
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.
- Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.
A person or object that is not normal.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at abnormal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at abnormal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at abnormal
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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