abnormaladj.n.

Brit.

/abˈnɔːml/,

/əbˈnɔːml/, U.S.

/æbˈnɔrm(ə)l/,

/əbˈnɔrm(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin abnormis , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin abnormis (see abnormous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare German abnormal (1811 or earlier). Compare anormal adj. and earlier abnormous adj.

A. adj.

Deviating from the ordinary type, esp. in a way that is undesirable or prejudicial; contrary to the normal rule or system; unusual, irregular, aberrant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective]

enorm?1518

enormousa1533

enormious1604

exorbitant1607

erratical1646

wanton1743

anormal1812

abnormal1817

freak-storm1898

1817 Ann. Philos. 10 432 Some points connected with the healthy and abnormal state of some of these, more especially of the iris.

1835 Biblical Repertory July 362 Instead of mixing these abnormal forms [of verbs in Hebrew] in a mass of inextricably complex notes, our author gives them in a table.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §25. 302 The Mosaic system must always be considered as an abnormal, exceptional Dispensation.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species v. 150 The bat's wing is a most abnormal structure in the class mammalia.

1878 E. White Life in Christ (ed. 3) v. xxxi. 533 Special mercy and abnormal compassion.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage c. 527 Philip could not get away from the feeling that his position was altogether abnormal; people in his particular station did not starve.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 21 Relying solely on my father for that spiritual infusion which a child can accept only from a parent..created between us a bond of abnormal tension.

1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) xi. 182 Allergy is defined as a state of abnormal functioning of the immune system.

2005 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 18/3 Zambia′s Frederick Chiluba, who has said gays do not have ‘a right to be abnormal’.

B. n.

1. With the. That which is abnormal.

ΚΠ

1848 T. De Quincey Wks. A. Pope in N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 319 Neither moral philosophy nor poetry condescends to the monstrous or the abnormal.

1907 E. M. Forster Longest Journey xiv. 168 She was menaced by the abnormal. All had seemed so fair and so simple;..and then..this horror rose up to the surface.

1931 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 334 Prof. Fisher begins his study of the abnormal by considering..how maladaptive the responses of the normal individual often are.

2005 G. Dahlberg & P. Moss Ethics & Politics in Early Childhood Educ. i. 17 Institutions..became places of normalisation, in the sense of determining what was normal, identifying the abnormal and setting normality as an outcome or purpose.

2. An abnormal person or thing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > that which is abnormal

enormitya1513

abnormity1822

abnormality1847

abnormal1857

deviant1927

1857 Presbyterian Mag. 7 35 Does it harmonize God and nature to subtract from the phenomena of nature certain things which we call ‘abnormals’?

1897 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 2 627 By permitting the feeble-minded to reproduce, we are not only increasing their number, but we are also increasing the number of abnormals and illegitimates.

1920 Glasgow Herald 9 Sept. 6 The fatal policy which has given a handful of political cranks, aided by hired mercenaries and sadist abnormals, the right to stand for Russia.

1992 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Mar. 23/1 Describing this scarce printing [of a stamp] as a modern ‘abnormal’.

2000 Australian 31 May (Brisbane ed.) 28/4 A 14 per cent drop in first-half profit before abnormals.

Compounds

abnormal psychology n. the branch of psychology dealing with unusual behaviour and mental processes, esp. of a maladaptive or pathological kind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > study of abnormal psychology

abnormal psychology1888

1888 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 330 (heading) Abnormal psychology.

1911 I. H. Coriat Abnormal Psychol. p. vii Abnormal psychology, or the study of abnormal mental phenomena, is one of the late developments of scientific medicine.

2006 Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 6 Oct. 10 I studied abnormal psychology to give me an extra edge in understanding human nature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	abnormal
释义	abnormaladj.n. Brit. /abˈnɔːml/, /əbˈnɔːml/, U.S. /æbˈnɔrm(ə)l/, /əbˈnɔrm(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin abnormis , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin abnormis (see abnormous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare German abnormal (1811 or earlier). Compare anormal adj. and earlier abnormous adj. A. adj. Deviating from the ordinary type, esp. in a way that is undesirable or prejudicial; contrary to the normal rule or system; unusual, irregular, aberrant. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] enorm?1518 enormousa1533 enormious1604 exorbitant1607 erratical1646 wanton1743 anormal1812 abnormal1817 freak-storm1898 1817 Ann. Philos. 10 432 Some points connected with the healthy and abnormal state of some of these, more especially of the iris. 1835 Biblical Repertory July 362 Instead of mixing these abnormal forms [of verbs in Hebrew] in a mass of inextricably complex notes, our author gives them in a table. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §25. 302 The Mosaic system must always be considered as an abnormal, exceptional Dispensation. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species v. 150 The bat's wing is a most abnormal structure in the class mammalia. 1878 E. White Life in Christ (ed. 3) v. xxxi. 533 Special mercy and abnormal compassion. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage c. 527 Philip could not get away from the feeling that his position was altogether abnormal; people in his particular station did not starve. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 21 Relying solely on my father for that spiritual infusion which a child can accept only from a parent..created between us a bond of abnormal tension. 1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) xi. 182 Allergy is defined as a state of abnormal functioning of the immune system. 2005 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 18/3 Zambia′s Frederick Chiluba, who has said gays do not have ‘a right to be abnormal’. B. n. 1. With the. That which is abnormal. ΚΠ 1848 T. De Quincey Wks. A. Pope in N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 319 Neither moral philosophy nor poetry condescends to the monstrous or the abnormal. 1907 E. M. Forster Longest Journey xiv. 168 She was menaced by the abnormal. All had seemed so fair and so simple;..and then..this horror rose up to the surface. 1931 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 334 Prof. Fisher begins his study of the abnormal by considering..how maladaptive the responses of the normal individual often are. 2005 G. Dahlberg & P. Moss Ethics & Politics in Early Childhood Educ. i. 17 Institutions..became places of normalisation, in the sense of determining what was normal, identifying the abnormal and setting normality as an outcome or purpose. 2. An abnormal person or thing. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > that which is abnormal enormitya1513 abnormity1822 abnormality1847 abnormal1857 deviant1927 1857 Presbyterian Mag. 7 35 Does it harmonize God and nature to subtract from the phenomena of nature certain things which we call ‘abnormals’? 1897 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 2 627 By permitting the feeble-minded to reproduce, we are not only increasing their number, but we are also increasing the number of abnormals and illegitimates. 1920 Glasgow Herald 9 Sept. 6 The fatal policy which has given a handful of political cranks, aided by hired mercenaries and sadist abnormals, the right to stand for Russia. 1992 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Mar. 23/1 Describing this scarce printing [of a stamp] as a modern ‘abnormal’. 2000 Australian 31 May (Brisbane ed.) 28/4 A 14 per cent drop in first-half profit before abnormals. Compounds abnormal psychology n. the branch of psychology dealing with unusual behaviour and mental processes, esp. of a maladaptive or pathological kind. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > study of abnormal psychology abnormal psychology1888 1888 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 330 (heading) Abnormal psychology. 1911 I. H. Coriat Abnormal Psychol. p. vii Abnormal psychology, or the study of abnormal mental phenomena, is one of the late developments of scientific medicine. 2006 Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 6 Oct. 10 I studied abnormal psychology to give me an extra edge in understanding human nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1817
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