abnormal (noun)

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• abnormal psychology — noun the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior • Syn: ↑psychopathology • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychopathologic (for: ↑psychopathology) • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• abnormal load — noun (usu of road transport) a larger or heavier load than is generally carried • • • Main Entry: ↑abnormal …   Useful english dictionary

• abnormal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deviating from what is normal. DERIVATIVES abnormality noun abnormally adverb. ORIGIN Greek an malos uneven , related to ANOMALOUS(Cf. ↑anomalousness) …   English terms dictionary

• abnormal psychology — noun Date: circa 1903 a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abnormal psychology — noun a) The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm. b) An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm …   Wiktionary

• abnormal — I. adjective Etymology: alteration of French anormal, from Medieval Latin anormalis, from Latin a + Late Latin normalis normal Date: circa 1836 deviating from the normal or average ; unusual, exceptional < abnormal behavior > • abnormally adverb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abnormal — 1. adjective /æbˈnɔɹməl/ a) 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. b) Of or… …   Wiktionary

• abnormal — ab|nor|mal [ æb nɔrml ] adjective * not usual or typical, especially in a way that is worrying or shows that there may be something wrong or harmful: abnormal behavior abnormal test results ╾ ab|nor|ma|li|ty [ ,æbnɔr mæləti ] noun count or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• abnormal — [æbˈnɔːm(ə)l] adj 1) not normal, and therefore a sign that there is a problem abnormal behaviour[/ex] abnormal eating habits[/ex] abnormality [ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti] noun [C/U] abnormally adv 2) Her blood pressure was abnormally high.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• abnormal item — /æbnɔməl ˈaɪtəm/ (say abnawmuhl uytuhm) noun (often plural) a gain, loss, expense or item of revenue which occurs in the normal course of a company s business but which is regarded as abnormal because of its size and effect during the reporting… …  

• abnormal — adjective deviating from what is normal. Derivatives abnormality noun (plural abnormalities). abnormally adverb Origin C19: alt. of C16 anormal, from Fr., var. of anomal, via L. from Gk anōmalos (see anomaly) …   English new terms dictionary