abnormality

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Etymology [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/, /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ɪt.i/, /ˌæbˌnɚˈmæl.ət.i/, /ˌæbˌnɚˈmæl.ɪt.i/

Noun [edit]

abnormality (countable and uncountable; plural abnormalities)

  1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References [edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 6: