abnormal has definitions from the field of psychology
1
[ adjective ] not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

Examples

"abnormal powers of concentration" "abnormal amounts of rain" "abnormal circumstances" "an abnormal interest in food"

Used in print

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

Whether this abnormal TSH differs chemically from pituitary TSH , or is , alternatively , normal TSH with its period of effectiveness modified by some other blood constituent , cannot be decided without chemical study of the activity in the blood of these patients and a comparison of the substance responsible_for the blood activity with pituitary TSH .

2
[ adjective ] (psychology) departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

Examples

"they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal" "an abnormal personality"

Related terms

normal psychology exceptional

3
[ adjective ] much greater than the normal

Examples

"abnormal profits" "abnormal ambition"

Related terms

immoderate

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