abnormal
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ 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 . |
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[ 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 |
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[ adjective ] much greater than the normal
Examples "abnormal profits" "abnormal ambition" Related terms |
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