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abnormal

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abnormal /abˈnɔːml /
adjective deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying:
participants with abnormal results were invited to undergo further diagnostic testing
this chapter will look at how we define abnormal behaviour.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from Latin abnormis belonging to no clear school or party + -al.