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Abnormality Common

Abnormality has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

2

retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

3

marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal

4

behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

5

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

Related Terms
Antonyms
normalcy
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
physical condition retardation unfamiliarity misbehavior
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
acardia acephalia acorea acromicria acromphalus amastia aneuploidy anorchism asynclitism atresia brachydactyly cryptorchidy deviated septum dextrocardia ectrodactyly erethism fetal distress hepatomegaly inversion transposition pneumothorax macrencephaly hydatid mole hydramnios hypervitaminosis hypospadias lagophthalmos mental abnormality nanophthalmos palmature dysplasia hydrocephalus abrachia progeria atypicality arrested development aberrance cyclopia spinal curvature subnormality anomaly gynecomastia infantilism macrocephaly microbrachia microcephaly pachycheilia phimosis irritation retroversion sequela strabismus torticollis varix feeblemindedness deviation

Origin

This word comes from combining the adjective abnormal with the suffix -ity. It originally meant the state or quality of being abnormal.

Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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